Table 5.
Results obtained in several international studies regarding the use of PABD in spine surgery ( P prospective, R retrospective, IBS intraoperative blood salvage, FS fibrin sealant, EC electrocauterious, ABT allogeneic blood tranfusion, NA not assessed)
| Author (reference no.) | Study period | Type of study | Patients (total) | Additional methods | Diagnostics | Efficacy (%) | Wastage (%) | ABT (%) | Donated (U/pt) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeway et al. [18] | Jan 1998–Dec 2001 | R | 27 (45) | IBS | Scoliosis | 92.6 | 5.2 | 7.4 (88.9) a | 3.6 |
| Lo et al. [11] | 2002 | R | 77 | No | Scoliosis | 88 | 6.5 | 12 | NA |
| Murray et al. [16] | 1989–1994 | R | 164 (243) | No | Idiopathic scoliosis | 91 | NA | <10 | NA |
| Moran et al. [13] | Jan1989–Jan 1993 | P | 116 (147) | FS, EC, adrenalin | Scoliosis, kyphosis | 89 | NA | 11 (60) | 3 |
| Oga et al. [17] | 1992 | - | 101 | No | Scoliosis, others | 90 | NA | <10 | NA |
| 96.2 | |||||||||
| Johnson et al. [9] | 1989 | - | 63 | IBS | - | 98.4 | 54 | 1. 6 | NA |
| Cha et al. [4] | 1996–1998 | R | 129 (191) | No | Laminectomy, fusions | 82.2 | 77 | 0 (12) | 2.2 |
| 28 | 16 (55) a | ||||||||
| 16 | 37 (78) a | ||||||||
| Goodnough et al. [8] | July1985–June 1988 | R | 150 (595) | No | Elective spine | 87 | NA | 13 (26) | 2.4 |
| 3.0 | |||||||||
| Seltzer et al. [22] | 3.5 years | R | 174 (224) | IBS | Revision, fusion, fixation | 99 | 4 | 7 | 96 |
a P <0.05