Cell salvage and donor blood transfusion during Caesarean section: a pragmatic multicentre randomised controlled trial (SALVO)

Khan, Khalid S.; Moore, Philip A.S.; Wilson, Matthew J.; Hooper, Richard; Allard, Shubha; Wrench, Ian; Beresford, Lee; Roberts, Tracy E.; McLoughlin, Carol; Geoghegan, James; Daniels, Jane P.; Catling, Sue; Clark, Vicki A.; Ayuk, Paul; Robson, Stephen; Gao-Smith, Fang; Hogg, Matthew; Lanz, Doris; Dodds, Julie

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002471

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Cell salvage and donor blood transfusion during Caesarean section: a pragmatic multicentre randomised controlled trial (SALVO) (2017)
Journal Article
Khan, K. S., Moore, P. A., Wilson, M. J., Hooper, R., Allard, S., Wrench, I., …Dodds, J. (2017). Cell salvage and donor blood transfusion during Caesarean section: a pragmatic multicentre randomised controlled trial (SALVO). PLoS Medicine, 14(12), Article e1002471. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002471

Background: Excessive haemorrhage at caesarean section requires donor (allogeneic) blood transfusion. Cell 34 salvage may reduce this requirement.
Methods and findings: We conducted a pragmatic randomised controlled trial (26 obstetric units; Jun... Read More about Cell salvage and donor blood transfusion during Caesarean section: a pragmatic multicentre randomised controlled trial (SALVO).