Alternatives to blood products

James M. Kelley

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Abstract

Alternatives to blood products manage anemia and/or thrombocytopenia in patients while avoiding the risks of transfusion. Such strategies help preserve a limited blood supply, reduce exposure to donor blood products and possible transfusion reactions, and control financial costs related to blood. Alternatives can include improving blood production with nutrient supplementation or erythropoietin administration, using surgical techniques such as intraoperative cell salvage or acute normovolemic hemodilution, or administering pharmacologic agents to control bleeding such as antifibrinolytics and purified coagulation factors.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationOncologic Critical Care
PublisherSpringer International Publishing
Pages1197-1204
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9783319745886
ISBN (Print)9783319745879
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 12 2019

Keywords

  • Bloodless medicine
  • Bloodless surgery
  • Iron supplementation
  • Patient blood management
  • Transfusion alternatives

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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