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If you're uncomfortable sharing blood through transfusions or if you hold personal or religious convictions against receiving blood transfusions, you have options. Many medical and surgical procedures ranging from routine tonsillectomies to complex orthopedic and open heart surgeries can be performed transfusion-free. Specific techniques and equipment are utilized by specially trained medical professionals so that you may depend on your own blood supply during operations. Transfusion-Free Medicine is accomplished through pharmaceutical therapy, blood conservation and meticulous surgical techniques to minimize blood loss. Choosing the transfusion-free alternative reduces the possibility of transmission of blood-borne pathogens such as hepatitis and HIV/AIDS and may reduce the risk of infection. Your choice matters and we at Desert Regional Medical Center supports your decision.
Our commitment to transfusion-free medicine is to provide quality care while supporting our patients' choices in every way possible. Our hospital's Transfusion-Free Program Coordinator gets to know each of our patients personally. Our coordinator is here to help patients and their families, and provide assistance throughout their hospital stay, from referral to a qualified physician to discharge from the hospital.
To learn more about Transfusion-Free Medicine and Surgery at Desert Regional Medical Center call our coordinator at (760) 323-6311.
Even if you are not planning a hospital stay in the future, you may contact us to discuss your wishes for future care or get your specific questions answered. It is particularly important to plan ahead for emergency situations. Don't delay. Call our Transfusion-Free Program Coordinator at (760) 323-6311.
Related Links For More Information:
List of Alternatives to Transfusion
Blood Diseases and Resources Information for Patients and the General Public
Facts About Blood - American Association of Blood Banks
Anemia – CDC
"Bloodless" means medical or surgical treatment without the use of banked (stored) allogenic blood or primary blood components. Blood loss often occurs during surgery. A bloodless program endeavors to minimize blood loss by utilizing special blood conservation methods.
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