Preoperative Blood Management Strategies
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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?

  • 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?

  • 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?

    <p>To maintain proper erythropoiesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a contraindication for preoperative autologous donations?

    <p>Both A and B</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the goal of acute normovolemic hemodilution in terms of hematocrit (Hct) levels?

    <p>Hct of 20%</p> Signup and view all the answers

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