ST-segment analysis during intentional normovolaemic haemodilution in patients with left main stenosis

COMPARISON OF PATIENTS WITH AND WITHOUT PREOPERATIVE AUTOLOGOUS BLOOD DONATION IN OPEN HEART SURGERY: FACTORS INFLUENCING PREDONATION AND HOMOLOGOUS BLOOD REQUIREMENT E. Schmidt, U. Hike, M. Seidelmann, M. Adt Dept. of Anaesthesiology, German Heart Institute Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, D-13353 Berlin ln&QductiQn: Autologous predonation of blood is a well accepted method to reduce transfusion of homologous blood units. However, in open heart there are contraindications to be surgery, considered. Since our hospital is without its own blood bank and patients accepted for surgery originat from external hospitals, blood banks in the patients‘ locality are responsible for assessment of their suitability for preoperative blood donation. In this