Revisiting acute normovolemic hemodilution (ANH) and blood transfusion during pediatric cardiac surgery: a prospective observational study

ConclusionAcute normovolemic hemodilution protects the platelets from the untoward effects of cardiopulmonary bypass and offers an important autologous blood product that improves hemostasis at the conclusion of surgery. Platelet count and function are preserved regardless of the method of collection or the length of storage. The volume of ANH removed appears to be an important determinant of blood product use and further understanding of the impact of this variable is a future direction of upcoming prospective research.

Source: Pediatric Anesthesia - October 12, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Roby Sebastian, Todd Ratliff, Peter D. Winch, Dmitry Tumin, Daniel Gomez, Joseph Tobias, Mark Galantowicz, Aymen N. Naguib Tags: Research Report Source Type: research