Transfusion management and RBCs

This section contains general education on Red Blood Cells (RBCs), describing how cell salvage and re-transfusion of washed RBCs is an integral part of PBM, and the available cell salvage devices. It also describes the clinical contexts in which the use of cell salvage is established, or growing in use.

General Education

Transfusion management and RBCs

Red blood cells (RBCs)

RBCs (RBCS), also named erythrocytes, are derived from the haemopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow. RBCs play a role in the contraction of blood clots by platelets, and also interact with fibrinogen to regulate clot formation.

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Transfusion

Transfusion management and RBCs

Cell salvage

Cell salvage is the process whereby blood shed during an operation is collected, filtered and washed to produce autologous red blood cells for transfusion back into the patient, with clinical examples of different settings

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Clinical Context

Transfusion management and RBCs

Clinical context for use of cell salvage

Applications of cell salvage as part of overall patient blood management in a variety of clinical contexts such as orthopedic-, trauma-, cardiac-, vascular and transplant surgery will be described in this section.

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Transfusion management and RBCs

General Education

Transfusion management and RBCs

Red blood cells (RBCs)

Transfusion

Transfusion management and RBCs

Cell salvage

Clinical Context

Transfusion management and RBCs

Clinical context for use of cell salvage