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EMMC first in state to form blood conservation and management program
EMMC first in state to form blood conservation and management program
By Meg Haskell
Thursday, December 13, 2007 - Bangor Daily News
Up to his gloved wrists in his patient’s glistening chest cavity, heart surgeon Robert Clough paused to take in the familiar operating room scene around him. A team of nine nurses, surgeons, anesthesiologists and other specialists occupied their respective posts amid the banks of pumps and monitors that crowded the brightly lit room.
Overhead, the sound system crooned a moody Christmas song.
Surgery is a bloody business, but hospitals across the country, including Eastern Maine Medical Center, in Bangor are taking steps to minimize the blood lost during operations, and to return as much as possible to the patient. Other measures aim to build patients’ blood health before surgery, improving their ability to tolerate some blood loss. The overarching goal is to reduce the need for blood transfusions.
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