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|  | ANSWER: An epidural blood patch is a surgical procedure that provides immediate relief to the headache caused by leaking spinal fluid.... READ MORE — answered by Jan B. Wade ANSWER: The epidural blood patch is a treatment technique used to treat headache caused by lumbar puncture (spinal tap). When one has a spinal puncture, epidural fluid in the spinal canal can leak out the hole that was created in the Dura mater (tough fibrous membrance covering the brain, spinal cord and lining the inner surface of the skull). With less fluid in the spinal column the brain tends to sink down, thus causing a headache. The blood patch is used to seal the hole. How it works:... READ MORE — answered by Paul Loubser, MD | |
| | ANSWER: Here is a list of where some vaccines come from. This list is followed by a list of vaccines that come from blood fractions.... READ MORE — answered by Jan B. Wade | |
| | ANSWER: In this study, a new oral tranexamic acid treatment was well tolerated and significantly improved both menstrual blood loss and health-related quality of life in women with heavy menstrual bleeding.... READ MORE — answered by Informaticus ANSWER: Transexamica acid is a synthetic derivative of the amino acid lysine. It's used to treat or prevent excessive blood loss in surgeries. It is an antifibrinolytic that competitively inhibits the activation of plasminogen to plasmin, by binding to specific sites of both plasminogen and plasmin, a molecule responsible for the degradation of fibrin. Fibrin is a protein that forms the framework of blood clots. Mentrual bleeding stops when tiny clots seal blood vessels in the lining of the uterus...... READ MORE — answered by Leslie Richards RN | | 
| |  In the article "From Bloodless Surgery to Patient Blood Management" by Aryeh Shander, MD, Mazyar Javidroozi, MD, PhD, Seth Perelman, MD, Thomas Puzio, MD, and Gregg Lobel, MD. MOUNT SINAI JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 79:56-65, 2012, we learn how blood management has evolved through the years and is becoming the standard of care worldwide.
Awareness related to the safety, effectiveness, and cost of blood is growing nationwide. Many facilities are actively looking for ways to address and treat their patients' health status before it turns into an unnecessary transfusion. Hospitals are building Blood Management Programs that embrace patient blood management (PBM) to ensure better care for everyone, regardless of their acceptance of blood products.
Simply put, blood management started out as a way of treating patients refusing blood, but it became evident that avoiding unnecessary transfusions was beneficial for everyone. READ MORE
Contributed by Niurka D'Amour, RN, BSN, CEN, Coordinator, Blood Management Program, St Joseph Medical Center, Bellingham, Washington.
| | | | |  The Editorial Staff at NoBlood.org are gratified when we can highlight thought and action leaders from the field of Blood Management. We recently asked Dr. Tim Hannon, M.D.MBA and Founder and President of Strategic Healthcare Group to tell us about his company. READ MORE
| | | | |  Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) recently celebrated a milestone anniversary of the Center for Bloodless Medicine and Surgery (CBMS). June marked the fifteen years since the inception of this innovative and much needed program located in the Northern New Jersey area.
To date thousands of patients have benefited from receiving the gold standard of transfusion-free treatment at HUMC. Many amazing and heartwarming experiences were presented on the evening of June 18th when Jo Valenti, BSN, RN the program's director, gave the history of Hackensack's Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Program... READ MORE
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- Patient Self Determination Act (PSDA)
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| Epidural Blood Patch
 | The epidural space.
 An epidural blood patch refers to the injection of a small volume of autologous blood into the epidural space of the vertebral column.... READ MORE
Contributed by Paul Loubser MD, President/CEO, National Cardiac Anesthesia Consultants, PA, Sugar Land, Texas | | | | |  |  |  | | Prepare NOW For A Medical Emergency | | |  |  This ongoing series will help you prepare for a medical emergency. It will also provide information about important forms that should be used to document healthcare decisions and give end-of-life directions. |  | | |  |  | |  | |  | | Stay current using:   Bookmark and Share us using: | | | |  |  | If you received this message from a friend, you can register for your own email updates from NoBlood.
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