title: A practical approach to achieving bloodless surgery.
abstract: The term bloodless surgery refers to the practice of performing surgical procedures without the use of allogenic blood and avoiding the use of stored blood, including autologous blood, entirely. This article reviews the scientific and clinical literature regarding bloodless surgery and describes the application of a full-service, bloodless program within a community hospital.
authors.affiliation: New Jersey Institute for the Advancement of Bloodless Medicine and Surgery, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozawa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shander
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Ochani
mesh_terms: D001769:Blood; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000451:nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006438:Hemodilution; D006801:Humans; D009515:New Jersey; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012307:Risk Factors; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000451:nursing; D065227:Transfusion Reaction; D014481:United States