PubMed Health⌕ Search

Biomedical subjects

M G Matthews

Publications and source records attributed to M G Matthews.

7 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed2001

Re-transfusion of autologous blood from wound drains: the means for reducing transfusion requirements in total knee arthroplasty.

The requirements for homologous blood transfusion in patients undergoing total knee replacements under tourniquet, before and after the introduction of autologous transfusion of blood collected from wound drains, are compared. In a control population of 93 patients undergoing total knee replacement, 67 required homologous transfusions of two units or more. In 160 patients who were re-transfused with blood from wound drains, only 30 required additional homologous transfusions. Re-transfusion of filtered drained blood reduces the need for homologous bank blood. This avoids the risks associated with donated blood and affords significant cost savings.

Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee↗
PubMedDate not supplied

Failure to culture bacteria in groin lymph nodes during arterial reconstruction.

A prospective trial was undertaken to establish if infection of groin lymph nodes was a significant risk factor in postoperative wound infection in patients undergoing groin dissection for arterial reconstruction surgery. In a series of 32 patients there was no growth on culture of any lymph nodes biopsied. None of the cases developed a post-operative infection discharging pus. In five cases minor superficial infections occurred from which bacteria were cultured. All resolved rapidly. All patients received prophylactic systemic antibiotics. We conclude that our present direct approach via a short vertical incision carries no increased risk of infection and has the advantage of speed and simplicity. It is unnecessary to make any special more complicated incision designed to avoid lymphatics.

Aged↗