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.
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Recycling things like bottles and cans is a familiar concept, but what about blood? The Cell-Saver program at Northern Light Heath is making that possible. Northern Light ...
Eric Michael, a UPMC perfusionist, describes how a cell saver device collects a patient's lost blood during surgery and recycles the red blood cells.
A cooler containing two units of blood sat against a UPMC Hamot operating room wall Wednesday as a team of surgeons and nurses performed coronary-bypass surgery. The units served as insurance in case ...
BANGOR, Maine (WMTW) - A mother is suing Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor on behalf of her daughter’s estate following her death in 2019. The lawsuit says Katheryn Marquis’ ...
Background: Prior studies have demonstrated the poor prognostic significance of positive peritoneal cytology in pancreatic cancer surgery. It has not been determined what significance positive ...