Impact of blood salvage therapy during oncologic liver surgeries on allogenic transfusion events, survival, and recurrence, an ambidirectional cohort study

CONCLUSION: The use of Cell Saver® should not be avoided in oncologic surgeries of the liver. Use of Cell Saver® for major hepatectomies might be more beneficial as OS was significantly lower for the Cell Saver® group for patients who underwent minor hepactomies. Further research is needed to explain this conflicting result. Nonetheless, the use of Cell Saver® in autologous blood transfusions can reduce the use of valuable resources and the risks associated with allogenic blood transfusions.PMID:38666789 | DOI:10.1097/JS9.0000000000001458
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