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What is the primary goal of patient blood management?
What is the primary goal of patient blood management?
- Minimizing intra-operative blood loss
- Optimizing patient outcomes (correct)
- Reducing the need for autologous blood transfusions
- Treating anemia
What is the benefit of preoperative autologous donations?
What is the benefit of preoperative autologous donations?
- Treating coagulopathies
- Minimizing intra-operative blood loss
- Reducing the risk of infection transmission (correct)
- Increasing the need for allogenic transfusions
What is the purpose of acute normovolemic hemodilution?
What is the purpose of acute normovolemic hemodilution?
- To reduce the need for autologous transfusions
- To store the patient's whole blood for later use
- To reduce blood loss during surgery (correct)
- To increase the patient's hemoglobin levels
Why is oral iron given to patients before surgery?
Why is oral iron given to patients before surgery?
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What is a contraindication for preoperative autologous donations?
What is a contraindication for preoperative autologous donations?
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What is the goal of acute normovolemic hemodilution in terms of hematocrit (Hct) levels?
What is the goal of acute normovolemic hemodilution in terms of hematocrit (Hct) levels?
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