BLOODLESS MEDICINE AND SURGERY

Bloodless medicine and surgery is an advanced method of treating patients who, for religious or personal reasons, choose to receive care without the use of donated blood or blood products. Bloodless surgery uses sophisticated techniques before, during and after surgery to ensure patients have and maintain a safe and effective volume of their own blood. With bloodless surgery, patients can avoid the risk of communicable diseases and allergic reactions sometimes associated with donated blood, and also help relieve the stress on the nation’s overburdened donated blood supply system. Studies have shown that bloodless surgery can help reduce the incidence of post-surgical infection, speed healing, reduce hospital stays, and lower medical costs.

Coast Surgical Associates helped pioneer bloodless medicine and surgery in the South Bay. Dr. Hugo Barrera in 2001 became the first medical director of the Bloodless Medicine & Surgery Program at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center. The physicians of Coast Surgical Associates welcome all general surgery patients who choose bloodless therapies for their care.