The efficacy and cost-effectiveness of cell saver use in instrumented posterior correction and fusion surgery for scoliosis in school-aged children and adolescents.

Posterior spinal instrumentation and fusion surgery in school-aged children and adolescents is associated with the potential for massive intraoperative blood loss, which requires significant allogeneic blood transfusion. Until now, the intraoperative use of the cell saver has been extensively adopte...

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Main Authors: Yu-Liang Miao, Hua-Song Ma, Wen-Zhi Guo, Ji-Gong Wu, Yan Liu, Wen-Zhu Shi, Xiao-Ping Wang, Wei-Dong Mi, Wei-Wu Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24691056/pdf/?tool=EBI