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Blood Conservation Techniques

Yolande Squire,1† Christina Laxton2

1Clinical Fellow, North Bristol Trust, UK
2Anaesthetic Consultant, North Bristol Trust, UK

Edited by: Dr. Fran Smith, Anaesthetic Consultant, North Bristol Trust, UK, and Dr. Gregory Klar, Associate Professor, Queen’s Hospital, Canada

†Corresponding author e-mail: yolandesquire@doctors.org.uk

Published 30 October 2018

Abstract

This tutorial discusses the importance of blood conservation techniques and the strategies to achieve this during the pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative period of patient journey.

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