Haemostasis in Spine Surgery

Eur Spine J (2001) 10 : S85 DOI 10.1007/s005860100320

Szpalski et al. (Eds.) Haemostasis in Spine Surgery

M. Szpalski · R. Gunzburg R.B. Weiskopf · M. Aebi

(Editors)

Haemostasis

in Spine Surgery

With 27 Figures and 30 Tables

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Prof. Dr. Marek Szpalski Dr. Robert Gunzburg

Iris South Centenary Clinic

Teaching Hospitals Harmoniestraat 68

142 Rue Marconi 2018 Antwerp

1190 Brussels Belgium

Belgium

Prof. Dr. Richard B. Weiskopf Prof. Dr. Max Aebi University of California Institute

Dept. of Anesthesia & Staff for Evaluative Research Cardiovascular Research Inst. in Orthopaedic Surgery 94143-0648 San Francisco University of Bern

USA Stauffacherstr. 78

3014 Bern Switzerland

ISBN 3-540-24234-1 Springer Berlin Heidelberg NewYork Also published as Volume 13, Supplement 1, October 2004 of the European Spine Journal

ISSN 0940-6719

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INTRODUCTION

REVIEWS

PRE-OPERATIVE MEASURES TO REDUCE BLOOD LOSS

PERI-OPERATIVE MEASURES TO REDUCE BLOOD LOSS

Research and evidence about blood sparing in spine surgery ... 1 M. Szpalski, R. Gunzburg, M. Aebi, and R. Weiskopf

Blood loss in adult spinal surgery... 3 S.S. Hu

Blood loss in pediatric spine surgery... 6 F. Shapiro and N. Sethna

With 6 Tables

An overview of blood-sparing techniques used in spine surgery

during the perioperative period... 18 M. Szpalski, R. Gunzburg, and B. Sztern

What is the evidence for using hemostatic agents in surgery?... 28 B.L. Erstad

With 1 Table

Predeposit autologous donation in spinal surgery:

a multicentre study... 34 J. A. García-Erce, M. Muñoz, E. Bisbe, M. Sáez, V.M. Solano,

S. Beltrán, A. Ruiz, J. Cuenca, J. Vicente-Thomas With 1 Figure and 5 Tables

Preoperative erythropoietin in spine surgery... 40 M.J. Colomina, J. Bagó, F. Pellisé, C. Godet,

and C. Villanueva

With 2 Figures and 7 Tables

Positioning on surgical table... 50 C. Schonauer, A. Bocchetti, G. Barbagallo,

V. Albanese, and A. Moraci With 2 Figures

Aprotinin and major orthopedic surgery... 56 C.M. Samama

With 2 Tables

Contents

TECHNICAL NOTES

POST-OPERATIVE MEASURES TO REDUCE BLOOD LOSS

Tranexamic acid for major spinal surgery ... 62 D.T. Neilipovitz

With 1 Table

Controlled hypotension for spinal surgery ... 66 R. P. Dutton

With 1 Table

Acute normovolemic hemodilution ... 72 D. Murray

With 1 Table

Hemoglobin substitutes... 76 K.K. Anbari, J.P. Garino, and C.F. Mackenzie

With 2 Figures

The use of recombinant activated coagulation factor VII

for spine surgery ... 83 R.B. Weiskopf

With 4 Figures

The use of local agents: bone wax, gelatin, collagen,

oxidized cellulose... 89 C. Schonauer, E. Tessitore, G. Barbagallo, V. Albanese, and A. Moraci With 3 Tables

The use of fibrin sealants at spinal surgery ... 97 D. Stoltze and J. Harms

With 8 Figures

The use of local agents: Surgicel and Surgifoam ... 103 M. Sabel and W. Stummer

With 5 Figures

A new simplified technique for producing platelet-rich plasma:

a short technical note ... 108 S. Marlovits, M. Mousavi, C. Gäbler, J. Erdös, and V. Vécsei

With 4 Figures

Transfusion of post-operative shed blood:

laboratory characteristics and clinical utility ... 113 M. Muñoz, J.J. García-Vallejo, M.D. Ruiz, R. Romero, E. Olalla,

and C. Sebastián

With 3 Tables