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\nMeticulous operative technique, such as electrocautery to minimize bleeding, cannot be overstressed. Sometimes blood flowing into a wound can be aspirated, filtered, and directed back into circulation.#
\nPatients on a heart-lung machine primed with a nonblood fluid may benefit from the resulting hemodilution, fewer red cells being lost.
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\nAnd there are other ways to help. Cooling a patient to lessen his oxygen needs during surgery. Hypotensive anesthesia. Therapy to improve coagulation. Desmopressin (DDAVP) to shorten bleeding time. Laser "scalpels." You will see the list grow as physicians and concerned patients seek to avoid blood transfusions. We hope that you never lose a great amount of blood. But if you did, it is very likely that skilled doctors could manage your care without using blood transfusions, which have so many risks.
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\nThen i would say that my time has come. There is a much better life ahead of me.
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\nIf there were no other options for me. Such as Hemopure and other forms of non transfuse blood. Which there areQuote:
\r\n | \r\n \r\n \r\n Originally Posted by old man roger\r\n \r\n  \r\n joel im wondering what you would do if you were in crashdummy\'s position ? \r\n \r\n \n \nor if you showed up at a hospital with a big knarly gash that almost bled you dry and you needed blood to survive ? | \r\n
\nMeticulous operative technique, such as electrocautery to minimize bleeding, cannot be overstressed. Sometimes blood flowing into a wound can be aspirated, filtered, and directed back into circulation.#
\nPatients on a heart-lung machine primed with a nonblood fluid may benefit from the resulting hemodilution, fewer red cells being lost.
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\nAnd there are other ways to help. Cooling a patient to lessen his oxygen needs during surgery. Hypotensive anesthesia. Therapy to improve coagulation. Desmopressin (DDAVP) to shorten bleeding time. Laser "scalpels." You will see the list grow as physicians and concerned patients seek to avoid blood transfusions. We hope that you never lose a great amount of blood. But if you did, it is very likely that skilled doctors could manage your care without using blood transfusions, which have so many risks.
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\nThen i would say that my time has come. There is a much better life ahead of me.
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