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Anesth Analg 2001;92:341-343
© 2001 International Anesthesia Research Society

CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIA

Fat Elimination from Autologous Blood

Michael Booke, MD, PhD, Hugo Van Aken, MD, PhD, Martin Storm, Florian Fritzsche, Stefan Wirtz, and Frank Hinder, MD, PhD

Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesiologie und operative Intensivmedizin, University of Münster, 48129 Münster, Germany

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Michael Booke, MD, PhD, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Str. 33, 48129 Münster, Germany.

Implications: Bowl-based autotransfusion devices reduce the amount of fat found in shed blood, but cannot completely eliminate fat particles. When fat is seen on the surface of the processed blood, this blood should be filtered with a leukocyte removal filter before retransfusion.




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