Benefits of the use of blood conservation in scoliosis surgery

Table 3 Cost analysis comparing groups A, B and C

	Group A donor blood only	Group B cell salvage	Group C cell salvage + ABT drain
Number of RBC units transfused	84	50	37
Total cost of RBC transfusion (£)	10416	6200	4588
Number of patients receiving cell salvage	0	30	30
Total cost of cell Salvage (£)	0	2100	2100
Number of patients receiving ABT drains	0	0	30
Total cost of ABT drains (£)	0	0	1620
Overall transfusion cost	10416	8300	8308
Number of patients	37	30	30
Overall cost per patient (£)	281.51	276.67	276.93

RBC = £124; cost of cell salvage ACD-A, collection and processing kit = £70; costs of a single ABT drain = £54. ABT: Autologous blood transfusion; RBC: Cost of one unit of blood; ACD-A: Acid citrate-dextrose anticoagulant.