Cell Salvage
Cell Salvage
The curriculum asks for knowledge of 'the principles of... red cell salvage when major haemorrhage is predicted '.
It could feasibly form part of questions on (anticipated) major haemorrhage in any perioperative setting.
Resources
- Association of Anaesthetists guidelines: cell salvage for peri-operative blood conservation (Anaesthesia, 2018)
- Intraoperative cell salvage (BJA Education, 2021)
- Cell salvage as part of a blood conservation strategy in anaesthesia (BJA, 2010)
- Intraoperative cell salvage: a survey of UK practice (BJA, 2024)
- Intraoperative cell salvage (NHS Blood and Transplant, 2021)
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