Publications by authors named "Julia Reipert"
Background: New technical developments such as a small Latham bowl, a continuous autotransfusion system, and a dynamic disk designed for postoperative autotransfusion raise hopes for a possible application of blood salvage in young children. However, the minimal blood volume for effective processing under clinically relevant conditions has yet to be determined.
Study Design And Methods: Fresh blood from volunteer donations adjusted to a hematocrit (Hct) of 10% was used to test ELECTA (Sorin) equipped with a 55-mL bowl, C.