Acute normovolemic hemodilution has been reported to result in blood savings varying from
18% to 90%. Very few of these are randomized prospective studies. This study attempts to
determine the blood transfusion savings if acute normovolemic hemodilution is used in
combination with autologous predonated blood and cell saver. Thirty-three patients
undergoing total hip arthroplasty were assigned randomly to one of two groups (control, n=
16; hemodilution, n= 17). Patients in both groups entered an autologous predonation …