Autotransfusion System
Cell Saver · Cell-Saver · Cell Salvage System · Intraoperative Blood Salvage Unit · Blood Recovery System · Autotransfusion Unit
A wheeled unit with a control panel, a centrifuge and pumps in the base, a clear collection reservoirREZ-er-vwarA place where germs live and multiply, such as a person, animal, water or soil.Full entry , and an IV pole holding bags. A suction line and tubing set run from the field to the reservoir.
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What it’s for
Collects the patient's own blood from the surgical field by suction, filters and processes it, and returns it to the patient (intraoperativein-truh-OP-er-uh-tivHappening during surgery, from when the client is brought into the operating room until they are moved to recovery.intra- within, duringoperative of surgeryFull entry cell salvage or autotransfusion). Used when heavy blood loss is expected, such as cardiac, vascular, spine and some trauma, abdominal and orthopedicor-thuh-PEE-dikHaving to do with the bones, joints, muscles, ligaments and tendons, and the branch of medicine that treats them.orth/o straightped/o child (the field began with straightening children's bones)-ic relating toFull entry cases, and can be started in an emergency.
Lengths and variants
The Cell Saver (Haemonetics) was the prototype system; other systems have since been developed.
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5 sources
- Fuller JK. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Chapter 13 (Anesthesia, Physiological Monitoring, and Postanesthesia Recovery), p. 275
- Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 21 (Neurosurgery), p. 780
- Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 25 (Cardiac Surgery), p. 927
- Goldman MA. Pocket Guide to the Operating Room. 3rd ed. Chapter 16 (Abdominal Extraintestinal Surgery), p. 169
- Goldman MA. Pocket Guide to the Operating Room. 3rd ed. Chapter 23 (Orthopedic Surgery), p. 635
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