Research Article

The efficacy of cell saver method in the surgicaltreatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Volume: 48 Number: 3 May 30, 2014
  • Turgut Akgul
  • Fatih Dikici
  • Mehmet Ekinci
  • Mehmet Buget
  • Gokhan Polat
  • Cuneyt Sar
TR EN

The efficacy of cell saver method in the surgicaltreatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Abstract

Objective:The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of the intraoperative blood salvage cell saver method for allogeneic blood transfusion in the surgical treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with pedicle screw and rod combination.

Methods: The study included 33 patients (5 males and 28 females) who underwent surgery due to adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Patients were divided into 2 groups; 16 patients (mean age: 17.1±3.9 years) in Group A were operated using the cell saver (Medtronic Autolog; autologous cell saver machine) method and the 17 patients (mean age 18.7±6.8 years) in Group B (control group) were treated without cell saver. The Cobb angle, levels of pedicle fixation, operation time, postoperative bleeding, hemoglobin change, allogeneic blood replacement and the amount of autologous erythrocytes were recorded.

Results: Mean level of pedicle fixation was 12.9±1.54 vertebra using a mean of 21.1±3.21 screws in Group A and 12.8±1.47 vertebra using 18.7±3.59 screws in Group B (p>005). The mean operation time was 224 (Group A: 228±58; Group B: 221±60) minutes. There were no statistically significant differences in the demographic characteristics of both groups (p>0.05). The preoperative mean hemoglobin levels were 12.2±1.47 mg/dl in Group A and 13.1±1.56 mg/dl in Group B. Postoperative mean hemoglobin level was 11.3±1.62 mg/dl in Group A and 9.86±0.93 mg/dl in Group B (p=0.004). The mean amount of autologous erythrocyte replacement was 284±139 ml. The mean postoperative bleeding was 834±253 ml in Group A and 759±380 ml in Group B (p>0.05). The mean allogeneic blood replacement was 1.88±0.88 units in Group A and 1.94±1.34 in Group B (p>0.05).

Conclusion: Autologous erythrocyte replacement was possible using the cell saver method. However, there was no decrement in allogeneic blood replacement using cell saver in the surgical treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Turgut Akgul This is me

Fatih Dikici This is me

Mehmet Ekinci This is me

Mehmet Buget This is me

Gokhan Polat This is me

Cuneyt Sar This is me

Publication Date

May 30, 2014

Submission Date

May 30, 2014

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2014 Volume: 48 Number: 3

APA
Akgul, T., Dikici, F., Ekinci, M., Buget, M., Polat, G., & Sar, C. (2014). The efficacy of cell saver method in the surgicaltreatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 48(3), 303-306. https://doi.org/10.3944/AOTT.2014.13.0146
AMA
1.Akgul T, Dikici F, Ekinci M, Buget M, Polat G, Sar C. The efficacy of cell saver method in the surgicaltreatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2014;48(3):303-306. doi:10.3944/AOTT.2014.13.0146
Chicago
Akgul, Turgut, Fatih Dikici, Mehmet Ekinci, Mehmet Buget, Gokhan Polat, and Cuneyt Sar. 2014. “The Efficacy of Cell Saver Method in the Surgicaltreatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 48 (3): 303-6. https://doi.org/10.3944/AOTT.2014.13.0146.
EndNote
Akgul T, Dikici F, Ekinci M, Buget M, Polat G, Sar C (May 1, 2014) The efficacy of cell saver method in the surgicaltreatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 48 3 303–306.
IEEE
[1]T. Akgul, F. Dikici, M. Ekinci, M. Buget, G. Polat, and C. Sar, “The efficacy of cell saver method in the surgicaltreatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 48, no. 3, pp. 303–306, May 2014, doi: 10.3944/AOTT.2014.13.0146.
ISNAD
Akgul, Turgut - Dikici, Fatih - Ekinci, Mehmet - Buget, Mehmet - Polat, Gokhan - Sar, Cuneyt. “The Efficacy of Cell Saver Method in the Surgicaltreatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 48/3 (May 1, 2014): 303-306. https://doi.org/10.3944/AOTT.2014.13.0146.
JAMA
1.Akgul T, Dikici F, Ekinci M, Buget M, Polat G, Sar C. The efficacy of cell saver method in the surgicaltreatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2014;48:303–306.
MLA
Akgul, Turgut, et al. “The Efficacy of Cell Saver Method in the Surgicaltreatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 48, no. 3, May 2014, pp. 303-6, doi:10.3944/AOTT.2014.13.0146.
Vancouver
1.Turgut Akgul, Fatih Dikici, Mehmet Ekinci, Mehmet Buget, Gokhan Polat, Cuneyt Sar. The efficacy of cell saver method in the surgicaltreatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2014 May 1;48(3):303-6. doi:10.3944/AOTT.2014.13.0146