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Intraoperative blood salvage (IOS), also known as cell salvage, is a specific type of autologous blood transfusion. Specifically IOS is a medical procedure involving recovering blood lost during surgery and re-infusing it into the patient. It is a major form of autotransfusion.
Blood that is lost during your operation is collected using a cell salvage machine. This machine separates the different parts of your blood and collects just the red cells (which carry oxygen). These red cells can then be given back to you during or just after your operation.
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Autologous red blood cell salvage is a safe, reliable and cost-effective method of returning washed red blood cells to a patient. For clinicians and surgical teams concerned with blood conservation, autotransfusion offers a compelling tool.
Order NumberDescription# Of UnitsATLG110Automated red blood cell salvage with ...1 per boxSKALUSAautoLog Ship Kit includes: one of each: ...1 per boxATL2001Wash Kit including 135 ml bowl6 per caseATLS21Includes One of Each: ATL2001 – Wash Kit ...4 per boxDec 7, 2023 · Surgical blood conservation techniques reduce patient exposure to allogeneic blood during and after surgery. Techniques include preoperative autologous donation, intraoperative hemodilution, and surgical blood salvage (ie, cell salvage).
Intraoperative cell salvage (ICS) is the method of harvesting red cells shed during surgery, processing and preparing them for safe return to the patient's own circulation as an autologous red cell transfusion during or immediately after surgery.
Dec 12, 2018 · The intraoperative use of cell salvage reduced the exposure of any allogeneic blood products by 37% and transfusion of RBCs by 40% in cardiac surgical patients. Recently, CATSmart has been introduced into the market, as the next generation model of the continuous autotransfusion device C.A.T.S plus.
Jun 5, 2017 · In the surgical patient, one of the primary methods of blood conservation involves recycling the patient's own blood, with reinfusion back to the patient – a practice called autologous blood salvage or ‘cell salvage’.
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