McLeod Blood Conservation Services will participate in the 5th Annual Blood Management Awareness Week November 7 – 11, 2011. This week is dedicated to educating patients and healthcare professionals about blood management and blood issues.
Blood conservation offers an alternative for those who want to limit or completely avoid the use of a blood transfusion in their medical or surgical treatment. The McLeod Blood Conservation program provides individualized options for patients with the goal of increasing the delivery of oxygen in the body by raising the red blood cell production or by minimizing red blood cell loss in the event of surgery.
Utilizing an impeccable attention to patient preparation, very sophisticated surgical techniques, and an almost exquisite observation of every detail post-operatively, this type of approach allows physicians to treat patients without using additional blood products in a manner where the patient retains enough of their own blood for surgery. Many medical procedures such as heart, knee, stomach, and colon surgeries can be performed without a blood transfusion.
McLeod Blood Conservation Services uses a team approach to assess a patient’s blood management needs and develop a plan of care that uses the latest medication, technology and techniques to decrease blood loss and enhance an individual’s own blood supply.
For more information on the McLeod Blood Conservation Program, please call
777-8284.