Getting a blood transfusion if you need one, as I did after my paragliding crash several years ago when I shattered my pelvis, can be lifesaving. Patients undergoing surgery or actively bleeding from ...

A method called the cell-saver program collects, cleans and returns a patient’s blood lost during a surgery to avoid blood transfusions, according to a July 27 report from FOX/ABC affiliate WFVX.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eric Michael, a UPMC perfusionist, describes how a cell saver device collects a patient's lost blood during surgery and recycles ...

UPMC perfusionist describes cell saver device during heart surgery Eric Michael, a UPMC perfusionist, describes how a cell saver device collects a patient's lost blood during surgery and recycles the ...