What strategies and techniques are used to avoid a blood transfusion?
Before surgery: • Anemia management • Minimal blood draws During surgery: • Anesthesia Techniques • Cell salvage • Volume expanders • Hemostatic drug therapy • Hemodilution • Meticulous surgical techniques • Minimally invasive surgery such as the cyberknife, aneurysm microsurgery (coiling), and the da Vinci robotic surgery technology • Tissue adhesives and sealants • Electrocautery After surgery: • Anemia management • Minimal blood draws • Monitor and arrest bleeding • Cell salvage • Reduce oxygen consumption • Appropriate fluid administration Non-Surgical patient: • Hemostatic drug therapy • Blood cell stimulating drugs • Nutritional support • Minimal blood draws • Reduce oxygen comsumption (rest) • Appropriate oxygen administration
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