Cellmed Autologous Blood Service
What is Autotransfusion?
Autotransfusion, cell saving or autologous blood recovery, is the practice of reinfusing a patient’s own blood as an alternative to the use of donor (allogeneic) blood transfusions. The blood donor and recipient are the same during autotransfusion.
Why is an alternative to donor blood necessary?
Autotransfusion provides immediate benefits to the patient and surgical team. It uses a blood resource that would otherwise be lost. It also makes blood available for immediate use.
Autotransfusion is a safe and reliable cost effective method of returning red blood cells to the patient.
Specific Patient Benefits
Eliminates risk of transmission of infection
Eliminates transfusion related immunomodulation (TRIM)
Reduces the possibility of patients receiving incorrect blood
Provides a source of blood for those patients with religious objections to transfusions with banked blood
Reduces strain on donor blood supply
Intraoperative autotransfusion provides blood that has not been damaged by storage
Provides a source of blood for patients with rare blood groups or who have developed alloantibodies due to previous transfusion or pregnancy
When should Autotransfusion be considered for use?
When it's anticipated that the surgical blood loss will be ≥20% of the total blood volume in adults and ≥15% for paediatric patients.
When two units or more of blood are routinely cross-matched.
In procedures where 15% or more of the patients require transfusion.
In procedures when mean transfusion volume exceeds two units.
Cellmed partners with
Clinicians
Risk Management
Finance
Blood Bank Personnel
Together we strive for the following objectives to relieving the hospital of a time consuming and labour intensive procedure.
Increasing patient safety
Aiding in the management of patients at risk from transfusion
Creating transfusion cost savings
Achieving consistency in transfusion practices
Optimising the use of blood and personel resources
Services offered
Cost effective comprehensive
autotransfusion service
Qualified Registered General Nurses
For service delivery with your own equipment
Consumerables
Equipment rental
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