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Contraindications For Autotransfusion Salvage

Clotting Agents l Irrigation Agents l Contaminants l Malignancy l Blood Disorders


Procoagulant Agents

These products may cause platelet aggregation, clotting cascade activation, & microaggregate formation

 

Avitene

Instat

Gelfoam Powder

Oxycel

Helitene

MCH

 

 

Surgicel

Surgicel NuKnit

Super Stat

HemoFoam

Hemopad

Helistat

Gelfoam Sponge

Thrombin-JMI

Thrombostat

Thrombogen

 

 

 

 

 

 

If these products are used during the autotransfusion surgical procedure, be sure to avoid aspirating any of the product into the autotransfusion reservoir.  If the physician chooses to continue with autotransfusion, make sure he irrigates the area with large amounts of 0.9% sodium chloride, and suctions the irrigation through a waste suction device.

 

 

 


 

Irrigation Agents

 

These products may cause red cell destruction, renal toxicity, or clotting activation

 

Alcohol

Bacitracin

Neomycin

Polymyxcin

Betadine

 

Chloropactin

Hydrogen Peroxide

Hyper/hypotontic Solutions (water or dextrose solution)

 

 

Lactated Ringers (when citrate is used as an anticoagulant)

Methylmethacrylate (liquid, powder, or hardened form)

 

If these products are used during the autotransfusion surgical procedure, be sure to avoid aspirating any of the product into the autotransfusion reservoir.  If the physician chooses to continue with autotransfusion, make sure he irrigates the area with large amounts of 0.9% sodium chloride, and suctions the irrigation through a waste suction device.

 

 

 


 

Contaminants

 

These solutions may cause red cell destruction, renal toxicity, or clotting activation, septicemia, or autotransfusion reservoir clogging

 

Amniotic Fluid

Bone Chips or Bone Graft Material

Bowel Contents

Fat

 

Gastric Fluid

Pancreatic Fluid

Infectious Tissue

Urine

 

Vaginal Secretions

Nasal Secretions

Oral Secretions

 

 

 

If these solutions are aspirated in the autotransfusion reservoir during surgical procedure, be sure to

discuss the medical risks with the physician and medical staff to determine when to terminate the

 use of autotransfusion.

 

 


 

Malignancy

 

These products may cause red cell destruction, renal toxicity, or clotting activation, septicemia, or autotransfusion reservoir clogging

 

Primary Tumor or Malignancy

Metastatic Tumor

Pheochromocytoma

Ascites with Tumor

 

If these products are aspirated in the autotransfusion reservoir during surgical procedure, be sure to

discuss the medical risks with the physician and medical staff to determine when to terminate the

 use of autotransfusion.

 

 


 

Blood Disorders

 

These are some blood disorders that make autotransfusion prohibitive

 

Sickle Cell Trait

Sickle Cell Anemia

Cold Agglutinin Antibody

 

Cold agglutination of red blood cells may occur at blood temperatures lower than 37 degrees celcius, which can occur during the wash phase of autotransfusion.  The washing of red blood cells on a patient with sickle cell anemia or trait can cause the red blood cells to sickle.

 

 


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Revised: March 17, 2005

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