Have you ever thought of legitimate and effective ways to manage serious medical problems such as surgery without using blood transfusion? Except for emergency surgeries, it is very possible to have ...

When Irv Shapiro found out he needed surgery to fix a ruptured heart valve, one of the first questions he asked his doctor was whether he should donate his own blood. He hoped to avoid being ...

Is autologous blood transfusion safe and effective? The authors compared 47 trauma patients whose blood had been collected at the time of surgery with a similar group of trauma patients whose ...

Bloodless surgery is a safe alternative for patients who do not want to receive blood transfusions during surgery, health experts told Fox News. Bloodless surgery helps individuals receive the surgery ...

An earlier blood transfusion- done when hemoglobin levels were higher - after major general or vascular surgery among people with heart disease was associated with a lower risk of some complications ...

Change in clinical practice would have clear benefits for patients undergoing major bowel surgery, according to analysis conducted by researchers from UCL and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital. The ...

SAN DIEGO, CA—A program of intraoperative autologous blood donation (IABD) is safe and effective for reducing the need for transfusions in cardiac surgery, as well as for minimizing perioperative ...

Receiving a blood transfusion during curative surgery for the most common type of liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) is associated with a much higher risk of cancer recurrence and dying ...

A University of Oklahoma study published Sept. 3 in JAMA Surgery reports that acute normovolemic hemodilution (ANH)—a blood-saving method in which a patient's blood is collected before going on ...

Receiving a blood transfusion during curative surgery for the most common type of liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) is associated with a much higher risk of cancer recurrence and dying ...