| Study |
Savings in allogeneic blood transfusion |
Cost-effectiveness |
Claget [8]
1999, randomized control st
N=100 |
No |
No |
Spark [9]
1997, randomized control st
N=50 |
No |
No
+ increased risk of infection for
patients who received 3-4 units of allogeneic blood |
Kelley-Patterson[10]
1993, randomized control st
N=76 |
No |
No
|
Mercer [11]
2004, randomized control st
N=81 |
Yes
21 AUT vs. 31 ALL (p=0.038) |
Yes
+ reduction in the incidence of chest sepsis and occurrence of SIRS |
Quriel [6]
1993, retrospective st
Unwashed RBC
N=200 |
Yes
AUT group 0.6+/-0.1 units
ALL group 3.4+/-0.1 units
p<0.001 |
Yes
$288 savings |
Huber [12]
1997 , retrospective st
N=173 |
No |
No |
Goodnough[13]
1996, retrospective st.
N=184 |
No
|
beneficial when blood losses of 1000 ml or more
|
Tawfick [14]
2008 retrospective cohort st
N=187 |
Yes
2 or less units AUT vs. 3 or more units ALL
p<0.0001 |
Yes
+ shorter ICU, hospital stay |
AUT: Autotransfusion group; ALL: Allogeneic group