Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of the cell saver system in instrumented posterior fusion with thoracic and lumbar vertebral fractures

Basaran, Serdar; Bayrak, Alkan; Sayit, Emrah; Ones, Halil; Gozugol, Kadir; Kural, Cemal

doi:10.5505/tjtes.2018.77823

Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of the cell saver system in instrumented posterior fusion with thoracic and lumbar vertebral fractures

Basaran S. H., Bayrak A., Sayit E., Ones H. N., Gozugol K., Kural C.

ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY, vol.25, no.1, pp.66-70, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 25 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2019
Doi Number: 10.5505/tjtes.2018.77823
Journal Name: ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.66-70
Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The aim of our study was to determine the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of intraoperative autotransfusion that uses the cell saver system (CSS) in patients undergoing posterior instrumentation and fusion of thoracic and lumbar vertebral fractures.