autotransfusion
Recirculating one's blood
Autotransfusion is a medical procedure in which a patient receives their own blood rather than donor blood.
Blood may be collected before surgery and stored, or recovered during an operation and reinfused.
The technique eliminates risks of transfusion reactions and bloodborne disease transmission: The surgical team used autotransfusion to minimize the need for banked blood.
During a surgical procedure
- cardiac surgeryProcedures on the heart
- trauma surgeryOperations for acute injuries
- orthopedic surgeryMusculoskeletal operative medicine
- salvageRecovering damaged goods
reinfusion · cardiothoracic · spinal surgery · vascular surgery · joint replacement · sternotomy · thoracotomy · laparotomy
Oxygen-transporting components of circulation
- packed cellsConcentrated red blood cells
- hematocritRed cell volume fraction
- hemoglobinErythrocyte's oxygen-binding protein
- coagulationLiquid solidifying into mass
Pulling via pressure difference
- anticoagulantSubstance preventing blood clots
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- centrifugeSpinning density-separation device
- washingCleaning with liquid
filtration · heparin · citrate · saline · tubing · aspiration · processing · blood bag
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- bloodless surgeryProcedure avoiding transfusions
- cost-effectiveGiving good return cheaply
- contraindicationReason to avoid treatment
- malignancyCancerous, invasive growth
intraoperative
During a surgical procedure
- cardiac surgeryProcedures on the heart
- trauma surgeryOperations for acute injuries
- orthopedic surgeryMusculoskeletal operative medicine
salvage · reinfusion · cardiothoracic · spinal surgery · vascular surgery · joint replacement · sternotomy · thoracotomy · laparotomy
red blood cells
Oxygen-transporting components of circulation
- packed cellsConcentrated red blood cells
- hematocritRed cell volume fraction
- hemoglobinErythrocyte's oxygen-binding protein
suction
Pulling via pressure difference
- anticoagulantSubstance preventing blood clots
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- centrifugeSpinning density-separation device
washing · filtration · heparin · citrate · saline · tubing · aspiration · processing · blood bag
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Christian denomination rejecting holidays
- bloodless surgeryProcedure avoiding transfusions
- cost-effectiveGiving good return cheaply
- contraindicationReason to avoid treatment
malignancy · contamination · bacterial infection · amniotic fluid
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