A method called the cell-saver program collects, cleans and returns a patient’s blood lost during a surgery to avoid blood transfusions, according to a July 27 report from FOX/ABC affiliate WFVX.
Getting a blood transfusion if you need one, as I did after my paragliding crash several years ago when I shattered my pelvis, can be lifesaving. Patients undergoing surgery or actively bleeding from ...
June 15, 2001 9:18: HARLOW'S Princess Alexandra Hospital has received a new machine which allows operations to be carried out without the need for blood transfusions. The £4,500 'cell saver' machine ...