The efficacy of acute normovolemic hemodilution for preventing perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion in gynecological cancer patients

• Published in: Journal of clinical anesthesia Vol. 60; pp. 42 - 43
• Main Authors: Saito, Junichi, Masui, Kenichi, Noguchi, Satoko, Nakai, Kishiko, Tamai, Yoshiko, Midorikawa, Yoko, Kinoshita, Hirotaka, Mikami, Noriko, Kitayama, Masato, Hashimoto, Hiroshi, Hirota, Kazuyoshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01-03-2020; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Blood; Blood transfusions; Cancer surgery; Ethics; Gynecological cancer; Gynecology; Patients; Statistical analysis
• ISSN: 0952-8180; 1873-4529
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2019.08.025

The data were obtained from 708 patients, of whom 122 patients were excluded from the analysis due to pre-operative ABT received within 3 days before surgery (n = 13), pre-operative Hb <10 g/dL (n = 101), and absence of pre-operative Hb data (n = 8). [...]586 patients were included in the statistical analysis. [...]the use of ANH may reduce exposure to perioperative ABT in patients undergoing gynecological cancer surgery.Author contributions J.S. designed the study, collected data, performed the statistical analysis, and drafted the manuscript. K.H. designed the study, evaluated the data, and extensively revised the manuscript.Source of funding This work was supported by Department of Anesthesiology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine.IRB contact information This study protocol was approved by Hirosaki University's Ethics Committee (2017–1150-4).Declaration of competing interest All authors declare no conflict of interest.