Abstract
The historical experience and methodology of auto-transfusion is briefly reviewed. A new anticoagulating suction device is described which is capable of anticoagulating blood being aspirated from the surgical field, making it immediately available for reinfusion into the patient. The volume of anticoagulant delivered per volume of blood is prescribed by the use of a Venturi device in the suction apparatus. The obvious advantage of this device which provides reliable anticoagulation as close to the source of bleeding as possible is the avoidance of manual regulation of anticoagulation at the collecting reservoir by an assistant and the avoidance of systemic anticoagulation.
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