The impact of cell salvage on blood transfusion rates in major hepatobiliary surgery

Interventions: Information from a prospective database of 501 patients undergoing major hepatobiliary and pancreatic (HPB) HPB resection (2015–2022) were analysed. Patients who received cell salvage (n=264) were compared with those who did not (n=237).
a) data including demographics (age/gender/BMI/preoperative haemoglobin, haematocrit), operation type, postoperative outcomes and transfusion rates were all collected
b) electronic medical records were used to obtain the above data. Participants were not actively involved in our data collection (i.e. did not fill out any surveys, nor did they visit a clinic for a consultation.
Primary outcome(s): Transfusion rates (transfusion events, number of red cells per patient)
Collected from electronic medical records.[5 days post op];Correction of blood-loss tolerance breach
Calculated using Lemmens-Bernstein-Brodorsky formula
Data collected from electronic medical records.[5 days post op]
Study Design: Selection: Defined population;Timing: Retrospective