An evaluation of the mixed pediatric unit for blood loss replacement in pediatric craniofacial surgery

ConclusionFor craniofacial surgery in infants, moderate perioperative blood loss and avoidance of coagulopathy is possible when a multifactorial approach is implemented. In this setting, intraoperative, but not total perioperative blood loss was reduced with the studied protocol. The study indicates that there may be a role for mixed pediatric units to reduce exposure to multiple donors although the reduction in total donor exposure was not significant.

Source: Pediatric Anesthesia - April 24, 2017 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Stefan Mogensen, Norbert Lubenow, Pelle Nilsson, Henrik Engquist, Folke Knutsson, Per Enblad, Daniel Nowinski, Peter Frykholm Tags: Research Report Source Type: research