title: Finding alternatives to blood transfusion.
abstract: Here, you'll find out how to reduce your patient's need for donated blood and discover what's new in the search for an artificial blood substitute.
authors.affiliation: Mountain States Regional Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
authors.forename: Ruth Ann
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Kirschman
mesh_terms: D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D001802:Blood Substitutes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing* / Q000639:trends; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous / Q000451:nursing; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018939:Holistic Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D001802:Blood Substitutes; D005466:Fluorocarbons