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Ann Thorac Surg 2003;78:705-707
© 2003 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Autologous salvaged blood transfusion in spontaneous hemopneumothorax

Kazuhiro Sakamoto, MDa*, Takahiro Ohmori, MDa, Hidefumi Takei, MDa, Kimiatsu Hasuo, MDa, Yasushi Rino, MDa, Yoshinori Takanashi, MDa

a First Department of Surgery, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan

Accepted for publication June 19, 2003.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Sakamoto, First Department of Surgery, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004 Japan.
e-mail: saka784-lj{at}infoseek.jp

Spontaneous hemopneumothorax (SHP) is a rare clinical entity, and an emergent operation due to continuous bleeding or hypovolemic shock is at times necessary. Although allogeneic blood transfusions are urgently required for significant blood loss, autologous blood transfusions can also be considered in patients with SHP. We herein report two cases of successful autologous blood transfusions using blood in the pleural space, decreasing or obviating the need for allogeneic blood transfusion.






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