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Anaesthesia

Title:		Acute hypotension associated with leucocyte depletion filters during cell salvaged blood transfusion
Author(s):		Sreelakshmi, T. R. Eldridge, J.
Address:		Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK. sreetr@hotmail.com
Year:		2010 Jul
Journal Title:		Anaesthesia
Page Number:		742-4
Language:		eng
Volume:		65
Issue:		7
ISSN/ISBN:		1365-2044 (Electronic). 0003-2409 (Linking)
Abstract:		Summary Intra-operative cell salvage is used in more than 75% of NHS hospitals in the United Kingdom and is a safe and cost effective alternative to allogenic blood transfusion. We report a case of acute hypotension during reinfusion of cell salvaged blood through a leucocyte depletion filter that occurred during a caesarean section. We review the literature of hypotension associated with the use of bedside leucocyte depletion filters.