Clinical Benefits
Blood conversion in medical and surgical care offers advantages including:
- Lower risk of exposure to viruses such as hepatitis and HIV
- Support for the natural immune system
- Lower rates of infection
Other advantages from transfusion-free techniques used at the Hospital include:
- Increased red blood cells resulting from bone marrow stimulations in advance
of a procedure
- Enhanced blood cell growth from using targeted medicine during cancer treatment
- Recirculation of the patient’s own blood with a Cell Saver is used
during surgery
- Accelerated blood clotting during surgery when an argon beam coagulator is used
- Enhanced circulation of the patient’s own blood during surgery with
the use of volume expanders or intravenous fluids
For more information please contact our 24-hour hotline at (800) 977-7989.