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\nAlso, Hemopure is not approved for use in the US yet. As far as other alternatives....what are you reffering to?
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\nSo far, there is no real substitute for human blood. But researchers are working to develop a liquid that can carry oxygen and replace blood, at least for a short time, in certain situations. Products that are being tested include hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers and perfluorochemical compounds. They can do some of the work of red blood cells, such as carrying oxygen to tissues, but cannot replace the many functions that human blood does. Of the oxygen-carrying compounds that are being tested in U.S. clinical trials, none has been approved by the FDA as of 2009. Most blood substitutes are experimental and are rarely used.
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\nBlood Salvage, and volume expanders can be used, but there are several stipulations with these: If the blood is not salvagable, or if you need blood cells, instead of just expansion to keep from going into shock, being just a few.
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\nIm just trying to understand.......you would use animal blood, but not human? Is that just because the (very slight) risk of BBP diseases in human blood? Quote:
\r\n | \r\n \r\n \r\n Originally Posted by joeltan\r\n \r\n  \r\n If there were no other options for me. Such as Hemopure and other forms of non transfuse blood. Which there are \r\n \r\n \n \nThen i would say that my time has come. There is a much better life ahead of me.  | \r\n
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\nAlso, Hemopure is not approved for use in the US yet. As far as other alternatives....what are you reffering to?
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\nSo far, there is no real substitute for human blood. But researchers are working to develop a liquid that can carry oxygen and replace blood, at least for a short time, in certain situations. Products that are being tested include hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers and perfluorochemical compounds. They can do some of the work of red blood cells, such as carrying oxygen to tissues, but cannot replace the many functions that human blood does. Of the oxygen-carrying compounds that are being tested in U.S. clinical trials, none has been approved by the FDA as of 2009. Most blood substitutes are experimental and are rarely used.
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\nBlood Salvage, and volume expanders can be used, but there are several stipulations with these: If the blood is not salvagable, or if you need blood cells, instead of just expansion to keep from going into shock, being just a few.
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\n(Im in the medical field, so these discussions are interesting to me)\r\n