A programmed autologous transfusion. A study of 47 patients

From December 1994 to January 2002, 44 among the 47 patients proposed have been integrated in the protocol of programed autologous transfusion. 18 patients were belonged to the male sex and 26 others belonged to the female one. The average age was 53.2 years (range 15-82 years old). 39 among the patients admitted in the protocol had an orthopaedic pathology. The protocol has associated the teams of surgery, of anesthesia and of transfusion and has occurred in the respect of the regulation (circular 91/2000). The blood taking have led to a significant modification of the hemoglobin rate (average decrease of 2 g/100 ml), of hematocrit (average decrease of 6.1%) and of the rate of platelets (average increase of 29,324 platelets/mm3). On the other hand, a transfusional complement by the concentrated homologous red corpuscles was necessary for 2 patients (2/40).