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.