The Safety and Efficacy of Autologous Transfusion in Spinal Surgery for Lung Cancer With Spinal Metastasis

Through a negative pressure suction device, the patient's blood that flows out during surgery is collected into a blood storage filter. During the suction process, it is mixed with an appropriate anticoagulant and passed through multiple layers of filters. When the volume of recovered blood reaches a certain level, it is continuously (or intermittently) centrifuged. Using a high-speed centrifugal blood recovery tank, the red blood cells are separated, and the plasma, waste, cell fragments, anticoagulants, and harmful components are diverted into a waste bag. A large amount of saline is used to repeatedly wash, purify, and concentrate the red blood cells. Finally, the concentrated red blood cells are prepared into a 70% red blood cell suspension with saline and stored in a collection bag for transfusion back to the patients. Open surgery is considered as the standard procedure for metastatic spinal cord compression