Autologous blood transfusion for hepatectomy in patients with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma: use of recombinant human erythropoietin. - Concepedia

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Autologous blood transfusion for hepatectomy in patients with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma: use of recombinant human erythropoietin.

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1994

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M Kajikawa, Toshiaki Nonami, Teruo KUROKAWA, Sachie Hashimoto, Akio Harada, Akito Nakao, Hiroshi Takagi

Abstract

Autologous blood transfusion yields clinically superior results for hepatectomy in patients with cirrhosis when compared with homologous transfusion. Preoperative rh-EPO administration minimizes presurgical decreases in hematocrit caused by autologous blood donation.