Abstract

FUENTES VALDES, Edelberto; DIAZ CALDERIN, José M  and  BALLESTER SANTOVENIA, Adalberto. Consumo de sangre en operaciones electivas de cirugía general. Rev Cubana Cir [online]. 1996, vol.35, n.2. ISSN 0034-7493.

A study on blood consumption in elective operations of general surgery is presented. 7,7 % of the patients who underwent surgery were transfused. The greatest number of units transfused was that of gynecological operations with 63 and of them abdominal hysterectomies required the most with 58 in 184 operations, for 31,5 %. Pulmonary lobectomies, partial cholectomies, Miles operation, hepatic resections and subtotal gastrectomies are also important due to the amount of units consumed and to the percentage of patient transfused. The highest average of units used in transfused patients was observed in total esophagectomies with 9; Whipple's operation, 5; hepatic resections 4,5; pleurectomy and decortication, 3; subtotal gastrectomies, 2,9; and abdominal hysterectomy, 2,03. The main criteria used for indicating transfusion were transoperative bleeding and preoperative anaemia

Keywords : BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ELECTIVE SURGERY.