Abstract
A variety of measures has been introduced in Canada to improve the safety of the blood supply. An autologous blood transfusion pilot study in British Columbia indicated that this form of transfusion is well tolerated and accepted in low-risk patients undergoing elective breast reconstructive surgery. While the use of autologous blood in Canada is not common at present, with broad donor criteria and increased concern about the hazards of homologous blood transfusion autologous transfusion is likely to increase in Canada in the future.
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Plusieurs mesures ont été prises afin d’améliorer la sûreté des stocks sanguins au Canada. En Colombie-Britannique, une étude préliminaire a démontré que la transfusion de sang autologue est bien tolérée par les patientes présentant peu de risques lors de reconstructions mammaires électives. L’usage de sang autologue est peu répandu au Canada pour l’instant toutefois, l’élargissement des critères d’éligibilité et l’inquiétucle granelissante quant aux risques associés anx transfusions de sang homologue sont susceptibles d’en promouvoir la populahté.
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Buskard, N.A. Safety of blood transfusion: risks and use of predonation, the Canadian experience. Can J Anaesth 38, 607–610 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03008195
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03008195