About this trial
The prevention of intraoperative allogenetic blood transfusion has the potential to reduce complications, hospital stays, and long-term prognosis in patients undergoing bone cancer surgery. Data from previous studies suggest that the clinical efficacy of acute normovolemic hemodilution (ANH) has always been controversial. The HEAL trial will assess whether ANH will reduce the volume of intraoperative allogeneic red blood cell transfusion in patients undergoing bone cancer surgery.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
age 18 to 75 years;
undergoing elective bone tumor resection surgery;
preoperative hemoglobin ≥11 g/dL;
Disqualifiers
using a tourniquet;
palliative operation or minimally invasive surgery;
BMI<18.5 or >30Kg/m²;
international normalized ratio (INR) >1.5 or platelet count <100 × 10^9/L;
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- acute normovolemic hemodilution