Bloodless Medicine and Surgery and its Strategies

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Bloodless Medicine and Surgery refers to medical care that does not use blood transfusions. A blood transfusion means giving donated blood or blood components to a patient through a narrow tube inserted into a vein in the arm. They’re generally used to replace blood that’s lost due to injury, illness or surgery.Clinicians who practise bloodless medicine and surgery employ a variety of methods as well as three main strategies to avoid the need for transfusions.

Alternatives to blood transfusions are now possible thanks to advancements in technology and medical and surgical procedures,specialised tools and methods include: Synthetic erythropoietin - a hormone that is given to patients before surgery to encourage their bone marrow to produce more red blood cells. As a result, the patient's haemoglobin level will increase before surgery. Micro sampling - Rather than the larger quantities routinely drawn, very small amounts of blood are drawn for testing. Volume expanders - fluids given intravenously to dilute the blood Because diluted blood contains fewer red blood cells, the number of red blood cells lost is reduced.Cell saver system –It is used during surgery to collect, recirculate, and redistribute the patient's own blood that would have otherwise been lost. Intraoperative hypotension anesthesia – Used during surgery to lower blood pressure and minimize bleeding. Electrocautery - uses electrocoagulation to stop vascular bleeding during surgery. Harmonic scalpel - uses ultrasonic energy for simultaneous cutting and coagulation. Skin monitor - is used in surgery to monitor oxygen levels in the skin. Electrosurgical coagulator - a sophisticated instrument that limits internal bleeding by coagulating the patient's blood during surgery.

Strategies for Bloodless Medicine and Surgery are: The first strategy is to have the patient lose as little blood as possible during treatment. A second strategy is to allow the patient's body to make the most of the oxygen in the bloodstream. Oxygen is very important for the functioning and healing of our vital organs. A third strategy is to screen the patient for anemia (if the patient does not have enough red blood cells) and treat it before proceeding. Bloodless treatment and surgery are safe and effective approaches to medicine. And avoiding blood transfusions has been found to have benefits. Patients recover faster, spend less time in the hospital, and suffer fewer infections than those who receive blood transfusions. Studies have also shown that bloodless patients have fewer heart attacks and strokes after surgery. Overall, patients who do not receive transfusions do as well as those who do, and often do better.Patients desiring transfusion-free care have many advantages in being served at a facility that has a bloodless treatment and surgery program. Generally these include: Higher qualification without blood transfusion. Established clinical strategies other than blood are implemented in a timely manner. Personalized collaboration and support throughout the hospital. Detailed and specific patient identification to help ensure compliance with patient instructions regarding non-blood management. Connecting to other Bloodless Doctors and Plans