Autologous Blood Transfusions

Original Presentation Date:
10/22/2015

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Autologous blood transfusions (ABT) are relatively simple to perform in the veterinary practice setting. This segment includes discussion on autologous blood transfusions in dogs including various causes for intracavitary (abdominal or thoracic) hemorrhage, advantages of ABT, complications, and outcomes for patients that receive autologous blood transfusions. Running time: 11 mins Read more on this topic: http://vetvine.com/forums/topic/556/perioperative-blood-transfusions-when-why-amp-outcome-in-do Member fee: $10.95; Free registration for new Members, Unlimited Plus members and Evidence Based Update subscribers (https://www.vetvine.com/article/181/evidence-based-update-subscriptions)

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