The blood was then transferred to a second syringe for direct IV administration.
The blood was passed through an inline blood filter prior to reaching the patient.
Given the transfusion volume and administration time frame, 3 cases were classified as a massive transfusion.
All 4 dogs survived the transfusion, were discharged within 3 days of surgery/transfusion and no complications were noted.
This case series describes a relatively simple method of performing an autotransfuion in patients with hemoabdomen and hypovolemic shock.
Source: Robinson, D. A., Kiefer, K., Bassett, R. and Quandt, J. (2016), Autotransfusion in dogs using a 2-syringe technique. Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care. doi: 10.1111/vec.12476
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