The authors discuss experience in compensation for blood loss in patie
nts with ischemic heart disease after aortocoronary shunting using dra
inage blood without or with donor blood (80 persons) and do or blood a
lone (60 persons). Mild changes of immunity cell factors were revealed
and no differences in the concentration of class A, M, and G immunogl
obulins and phagocytosis as compared to the indices recorded before th
e operation and 24 hours after it. Analysis of postoperative infectiou
s-inflammatory complications showed their incidence to be less in pati
ents who received drainage blood without or donor blood (23 %) than in
those given transfusion of only donor blood (55 %). The results of th
e study allow drainage blood to be recommended for reinfusion.