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‘Bloodless’ surgery avoids risks of transfusion
"Among the benefits are reductions in recovery time, hospital stay, cost and complications as well as an estimated $20,000 in savings per patient."
"I feel very lucky that I was told about the transfusion-free option and that I was a perfect candidate for it."
- Dr. Charles Bridges, Pennsylvania Hospital cardiologist
"I feel very lucky that I was told about the transfusion-free option and that I was a perfect candidate for it."
- Dr. Charles Bridges, Pennsylvania Hospital cardiologist
Philadelphia, PA - Pennsylvania Hospital is now able to offer so-called "bloodless surgery" to 90 percent of its patients who want it, joining a small but growing number of bloodless medicine programs around the country that also serve the general public. Advocates put the number at about 120.