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Significance of pre-storage leucoreduction for autologous blood.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19076334     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: To reveal the associations between cytokines in blood and transfusion-related adverse events, we studied whether pre-storage leucoreduction of autologous blood could reduce the degree of inflammatory responses, infection rates, or the duration of hospitalizations. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients scheduled to donate autologous blood for elective orthopaedic surgery were assigned to receive either leucoreduced (LR) or non-leucoreduced (N-LR) autologous blood based on their date of birth. Levels of cytokines in the autologous blood, values for C-reactive protein, complete blood count and body temperature of the patients, as well as adverse clinical events, were evaluated periodically. RESULTS: Four hundred patients entered this study (LR group: 196, N-LR group: 204). The production of cytokines, excluding interleukin 1beta (IL-1beta), was suppressed for the LR group. However, for unknown reasons, IL-1beta actually increased during storage for the LR group. There were no differences between the two groups in the length of hospital stay, postoperative C-reactive protein changes, leucocyte count, or body temperature, and no clinical problems associated with blood transfusion were observed in either group. CONCLUSION: Pre-storage leucoreduction for autologous blood may be effective to suppress cytokine accumulation. However, clinical benefits such as prevention of febrile non-haemolytic reactions could not be demonstrated.
Authors:
T Tasaki; H Ohto; S Sasaki; T Kanno; T Igari; Y Hoshi
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2008-12-05
Journal Detail:
Title:  Vox sanguinis     Volume:  96     ISSN:  1423-0410     ISO Abbreviation:  Vox Sang.     Publication Date:  2009 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-06-15     Completed Date:  2009-09-02     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0413606     Medline TA:  Vox Sang     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  226-33     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Blood Transfusion Service, Tokyo Jikei University Hospital, 3-19-18 Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. ttasaki@jikei.ac.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Blood Transfusion, Autologous*
C-Reactive Protein / analysis
Cytokines / blood
Female
Humans
Infection Control*
Length of Stay
Leukocyte Reduction Procedures*
Male
Retrospective Studies
Surgical Procedures, Elective
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Cytokines; 9007-41-4/C-Reactive Protein

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