Thanks to advances in equipment and technology, physicians and surgeons can safely and successfully perform a multitude of procedures, ranging from routine appendectomies to complex orthopaedic and open-heart surgeries, without the use of blood transfusions. 

The Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Program can provide non-blood medical and surgical care for a variety of specialties, such as but not limited to:

• Cancer/Cancer Surgery
• Cardiology/Cardiovascular Surgery
• Gastroenterology
• General Surgery
• Gynecology
• Hematology
• Intensive Care Management
• Neurosurgery
• Obstetrics
• Orthopaedics
• Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose and Throat)
• Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• Urologic Surgery
• Vascular Surgery

Our skilled medical and surgical professionals employ state-of-the-art medical technology as part of the Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Program. This technology includes:

• Volume Expanders – Intravenous fluids that enhance the circulation of a patient's own blood without the use of blood or blood products.
• Pharmaceuticals – Synthetic Erythropoietin stimulates blood marrow to produce red blood cells and Hemostatic agents promote coagulation.
• Intra-Operative Blood Salvage (Cell Saver) and Hemodilution – Salvages, filters and recirculates the patient's own non-stored blood.
• Harmonic Scalpel, Lasers, Argon Beam Coagulator and Electrocautery – Devices used during surgery to reduce blood loss.
• Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber – A device that delivers oxygen under increased pressure to improve tissue oxygenation.
• Transcutaneous Oxygen Monitoring and Pulse Oximetry – Non-invasively tracks oxygen levels during surgery and during hyperbaric oxygen treatment.
• Blood Conservation Techniques – The patient's blood pressure and temperature can be lowered during surgery. Also, micro-sampling techniques are used to reduce the amount of blood specimens needed for analytic testing.