What do systematic reviews say?

Cell salvage vs no cell salvage

Cell salvage probably leads to lower transfusions (during hospital stay) compared with no cell salvage (moderate certainty).

• Cell salvage for minimising perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion in adults undergoing elective surgery 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.82 [0.69, 0.97]
  3 studies · 169 participants
  Moderate

Cell salvage vs no cell salvage

Cell salvage may leads to lower transfusions (during hospital stay) compared with no cell salvage (low certainty).

• Cell salvage for minimising perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion in adults undergoing elective surgery 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.81 [0.73, 0.89]
  25 studies · 2676 participants
  Low

Cell salvage vs no cell salvage

• Cell salvage for minimising perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion in adults undergoing elective surgery 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  0.82 [0.38, 1.76]
  1 study · 1349 participants
  Low

Cell salvage vs no cell salvage

It is very uncertain whether cell salvage changes transfusions (during hospital stay) compared with no cell salvage (very low certainty).

• Cell salvage for minimising perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion in adults undergoing elective surgery 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.52 [0.38, 0.72]
  14 studies · 1641 participants
  Very low

Cell salvage vs no cell salvage

It is very uncertain whether cell salvage changes transfusions (during hospital stay) compared with no cell salvage (very low certainty).

• Cell salvage for minimising perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion in adults undergoing elective surgery 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.49 [0.37, 0.66]
  21 studies · 2214 participants
  Very low

Cell salvage vs no cell salvage

Cell salvage probably leads to lower transfusions (during hospital stay) compared with no cell salvage (moderate certainty).

• Cell salvage for minimising perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion in adults undergoing elective surgery 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.44 [0.31, 0.63]
  3 studies · 194 participants
  Moderate

Cell salvage vs no cell salvage

It is very uncertain whether cell salvage changes transfusions (during hospital stay) compared with no cell salvage (very low certainty).

• Cell salvage for minimising perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion in adults undergoing elective surgery 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.64 [0.45, 0.9]
  11 studies · 4011 participants
  Very low

Cell salvage vs no cell salvage

It is very uncertain whether cell salvage changes transfusions (during hospital stay) compared with no cell salvage (very low certainty).

• Cell salvage for minimising perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion in adults undergoing elective surgery 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.61 [0.32, 1.15]
  4 studies · 266 participants
  Very low

Cell salvage vs no cell salvage

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Cell salvage for minimising perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion in adults undergoing elective surgery 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found