Blood loss in spine surgery is a significant and very common problem connected with all kinds of surgical procedures. An international faculty of authors provide a comprehensive survey on the research and evidence about blood sparing in spine surgery. This publication fills a gap in the spinal literature and provides invaluable data for all those confronted with blood loss during surgical procedures on the spine.

Blood loss in spine surgery is a significant and very common problem connected with all kinds of surgical procedures. An international faculty of authors provide a comprehensive survey on the research and evidence about blood sparing in spine surgery. This publication fills a gap in the spinal literature and provides invaluable data for all those confronted with blood loss during surgical procedures on the spine.

Research and evidence about blood sparing in spine surgery.- Review.- Blood loss in adult spinal surgery.- Blood Loss in pediatric spine surgery.- An overview of blood-sparing techniques used in spine surgery during the perioperative period.- What is the evidence for using hemostatic agents in surgery?.- Pre-operative Measures to Reduce Blood Loss.- Predeposit autologous donation in spinal surgery: a multicentre study.- Preoperative erythropoietin in spine surgery.- Peri-operative Measures to Reduce Blood Loss.- Positioning on surgical table.- Aprotinin and major orthopedic surgery.- Tranexamic acid for major spinal surgery.- Controlled hypotension for spinal surgery.- Acute normovolemic hemodilution.- Hemoglobin substitutes.- The use of recombinant activated coagulation factor VII for spine surgery.- The use of local agents: bone wax, gelatin, collagen, oxidized cellulose.- The use of fibrin sealants in spinal surgery.- Technical Note.- The use of local agents: surgicel and surgifoam.- A new simplified technique for producing platelet-rich plasma: a short technical note.- Post-operative Measures to Reduce Blood Loss.- Transfusion of post-operative shed blood: laboratory characteristics and clinical utility.

Blood loss in spine surgery is a significant and very common problem connected with all kinds of surgical procedures. An international faculty of authors provide a comprehensive survey on the research and evidence about blood sparing in spine surgery. This publication fills a gap in the spinal literature and provides invaluable data for all those confronted with blood loss during surgical procedures on the spine.