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Albumin – A protein fractioned from plasma used to increase blood volume.
Argon Beam Coagulator – A device used during surgery which coagulates or clots blood to minimize blood loss.
Blood Salvage – A technique which utilizes equipment to collect post-operative blood lost, filter it and re-infuse it back into the patient.
Cell Salvage – A technique which utilizes equipment to recycle the patient’s own blood lost during surgery by collecting, cleaning and returning red blood cells to the patient.
Electrocautery – A technique which uses heat to stop blood vessels from bleeding.
Harmonic Scalpel – An instrument that uses vibrations to cut and cause blood clotting at the same time.
Hematopoietic Agents – Agents used several weeks in advance of surgery to boost red blood cell count, such as iron supplements.
Hemostatic Agents – Agents used to promote clotting.
Laparoscopic Surgery – Minimally invasive procedures performed through small incisions with the assistance of video cameras and thin surgical instruments.
Microsampling/Multiple Testing – This involves restricting the quantity and frequency of blood sampling for lab tests.
Normovolemic Hemodilution – A technique used before surgery where blood is drained in a closed system and replaced with fluid to maintain normal volume. Once blood is lost during surgery, the drained blood, which is kept in constant contact with the patient’s circulatory system, is replaced in the patient.
Pre-donated Autologous Blood – This involves the drawing and storing of a patient’s own blood several weeks before surgery to be transfused at the time of surgery.
Pulse Oximeter – A device which tracks blood oxygen levels during surgery.
Robotic Surgery – Using the da vinci surgical system, surgeons perform minimally invasive procedures with significantly less pain, scarring and recovery time for patients.
Synthetic Erythropoietin – A hormone used to stimulate bone marrow to produce more red blood cells.
Volume Expanders – Non-blood fluids used to improve circulation.
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