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- Title
Autologous cord blood transfusion in an infant with a huge sacrococcygeal teratoma.
- Authors
S. Hosono; H. Mugishima; Y. Nakano; M. Murabayashi; M. Shimada; M. Minato; S. Takahashi; K. Harada; T. Ikeda; M. Fukuzawa
- Abstract
We describe a case of cord blood harvest for autologous transfusion in a neonate weighing 3,992 g with a giant sacrococcygeal teratoma. The umbilical vein was pierced with an 18-gauge needle, and placental blood was withdrawn into two 50-ml syringes filled with 4 ml of citratephosphatedextrose solution. Resection of the sacrococcygeal teratoma was performed on day one. During the operation the infant lost 46 ml of whole blood, more than 15% of the estimated total blood volume, and thus underwent autologous transfusion with 27.8 ml of packed red cells obtained from autologous cord blood. Consequently, she could avoid homologous blood transfusion during the hospital stay. This case highlights the safety of this procedure, with no evidence of consumption coagulopathy, hemolysis or bacterial infection.
- Subjects
CORD blood; AUTOTRANSFUSION of blood; SACROCOCCYGEAL region -- Tumors; NEONATAL diseases; OBSTETRICS
- Publication
Journal of Perinatal Medicine, 2004, Vol 32, Issue 2, p187
- ISSN
0300-5577
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/JPM.2004.035