A method called the cell-saver program collects, cleans and returns a patient’s blood lost during a surgery to avoid blood transfusions, according to a July 27 report from FOX/ABC affiliate WFVX.

Getting a blood transfusion if you need one, as I did after my paragliding crash several years ago when I shattered my pelvis, can be lifesaving. Patients undergoing surgery or actively bleeding from ...

Patients whose own red blood cells are recycled and given back to them during heart surgery have healthier blood cells better able to carry oxygen where it is most needed compared to those who get ...

Toronto, ON - Canadian surgeons have performed the first prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled trial comparing use of a novel cell-saver device with cardiotomy suction in coronary artery ...

June 15, 2001 9:18: HARLOW'S Princess Alexandra Hospital has received a new machine which allows operations to be carried out without the need for blood transfusions. The £4,500 'cell saver' machine ...