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[edit] Overview

We are currently creating a comprehensive, yet concise, Bloodless Medicine and Surgery "Road Map". This Road Map will help members and visitors quickly navigate the growing wealth of information related to blood conservation and avoidance. For example, over the past 10 years, NoBlood has accumulated thousands of discussions and articles related to bloodless medicine and surgery. This Road Map will facilitate the tagging of this collective knowledge and expertise, as well as future resources around discrete topics. With this Road Map in hand, we are confident you will find traveling the bloodless road richly rewarding and productive. Please feel free to click [edit] to suggest an adjustment. Don't worry about the format. Others will come behind you to further 'refine' your contribution.

[edit] Topics

[edit] Conditions

• AIDS & HIV & immune suppression
• Anemia (aplastic [hypoplastic, Blackfan-Diamond, Fanconi's, pure RBC aplasia], blood loss, chronic disease, Cooley's, folic acid deficiency, hemodialysis, iron deficiency, laboratory testing, megaloblastic, newborn, pernicious, sickle cell, thalassemia)
• Autoimmune diseases (Goodpasture's syndrome, Guillain-Barré syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis)
• Bleeding (cerebral, esophageal varices, GI [gastrointestinal], hemoptysis, hemorrhoids, hemorrhagic telangiectasia [Osler-Rendu-Weber disease], nasal, tonsillectomy, trauma)
• Burns
• Cancer (Hematological [leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma] and Solid organ)
• Clotting disorders (HELLP [hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets], Hemophilia, ITP [Immune thrombocytopenic purpura], von Willebrand’s)
• Cystic fibrosis
• Endocrine disorders (Diabetes, thyriod, growth disorders, Cushing's, Addison's)
• Epstein-Barr
• Gastrointestinal disorders (Crohn’s disease, duodenal ulcer, gastric ulcer, peptic ulcer, perforated ulcer, ulcerative colitis, celiac disease, diverticulitis, appendicitis)
• Heart disease (abdominal aneurysm, tetralogy of Fallot, Hypertension, arrhythmias, congenital, degenerative)
• Hemolytic disease
• Gynecology/Obstetrics (DIC [disseminated intravascular coagulation], endometriosis, fibroid tumors, menorrhagia, placental abruption, placenta accreta, placenta previa, postpartum hemorrhage, pregnancy induced [pre-eclampsia])
• Iron overload (hemochromatosis, hemosiderosis)
• Hepatitis
• Hypertension
• Kidney failure
• Leukemia (ALL [acute lymphoblastic, lymphocytic leukemia], AML [acute myelogenous leukemia], CML [chronic myelogenous, myelocytic, granulocytic leukemia])
• Osteoarthritis
• Rh factor
• Scoliosis
• Spina bifida
• Thrombocytopenia
• Tonsillitis
• Trauma
• Transfusion hazards and complications (acute hemolytic reactions, administration errors, anaphylaxis, blood-borne diseases: babesiosis, bartonellosis, brucellosis, cytomegalovirus, dengue fever, Epstein-Barr, filariasis, fungal infections, hepatitis, HIV/Aids [human immunodeficiency virus], HTLV [human t-lymphotropic virus], iron overload, Leishmaniasis, malaria, Marburg virus disease [Ebola virus, hemorrhagic fever], onchocerciasis (river blindness), parvovirus, syphilis, toxoplasmosis, TRALI - Transfusion-associated acute lung injury, trypanosomiaisis (sleeping sickness), typhus, TTV [transfusion-transmitted virus], vascular overload, vCJD [Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, prion disease], West Nile virus, yersiniosis [plague]), cross-matching errors, hemolytic reaction, immunomodulation)
• TTP (thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura)
• Vascular disorders

[edit] Treatments & Strategies

• Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution
• Anesthetic techniques
• Autologous Blood Donation
• Cell salvage
• Dialysis
• Erythropoietin
• Factor VIIa
• Fluid replacement
• Hemostatic agents (Epsilon-aminocaproic acid, Aprotinin, Conjugated estrogens, Desmopressin, Factor VIIa, Octreotide [somatostatin]), Topical agents [Calcium alginate, Collagen, Fibrin gel or platelet gel, Fibrin glue, Gelatin, Oxidized cellulose hemostat, Tissue adhesives, Topical thrombin or thrombin-soaked packing], Tranexamic acid, Vitamin K)
• Hemostatic devices (Argon beam coagulator, Electrocautery, Laser scalpel, Medical anti-shock trousers [MAST], Microwave devices, Radiofrequency thermal ablation, Ultrasonic scalpel, Waterjet dissector, Tornique)
• Hyperbaric therapy
• Iron therapy
• Joint replacement (Total hip, Total knee)
• Microsampling and multi-testing of blood for diagnosis
• Minimally invasive procedures (Endoscopic/laparoscopic surgery, Endoluminal techniques)
• Cryosurgery
• Precision radiation therapy (Linear accelerator, Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy [IMRT], Bracytherapy)
• Organ transplantation

[edit] Products & Services

• Albumin
• Aprotinin
• Blood Products
• Cell salvage
• Erythropoietin, darbepoietin
• Factor VIIa
• Hemostatic Products
• Oxygen Carriers
• Pharmeceuticals
• Plasma Volume Expanders
• Platelet Gel

[edit] Industry

• Business Development Strategies
• Economics of Blood Management
• Development of a Bloodless Surgery program
• Cost-effectiveness
• Informed Consent
• Jehovah's Witnesses
• Legal and Ethical Issues
• Major Surgery on Jehovah's Witness Patients
• Nurse Education and Advocacy Issues
• Organizations promoting transfusion alternatives
  • Australasian Association for Blood Conservation (AABC)
  • Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Institute (BMSI)
  • Medical Society for Blood Management
  • Network for Advancement of Tranfusion Alternatives (NATA)
  • Physicians and Nurse for Blood Conservation (PNBC)
  • Society for the Advancement of Blood Management (SABM)
  • University of Pisa Bloodless Medicine Research
• Patient Outcomes
• Patient Rights
• Transfusion Risks / Adverse Events
• Transfusion Therapy Outcomes and Side Effects
• Transfusion Triggers and Blood Safety

[edit] Specialties

• Allergy & Immunology
• Alternative Medicine
• Anesthesiology
• Bariatric Medicine
• Blood Conservation Management
• Burns
• Cardiology
• Cardiothroacic
• Child & Adolescent Health
• Chiropractic Medicine
• Colon & Rectal
• Critical Care / ICU
• Dentistry
• Dermatology
• Diet & Nutrition
• Ear, Nose and Throat
• Emergency Medicine / Trauma
• Endocrine
• Endocrinology
• Eye Medicine (Ophthalmology)
• Family Medicine
• Fertility
• Foot Medicine (Podiatry)
• Forensics and Pathology
• Gastroenterology
• General Internal Medicine
• General Medicine
• General Surgery
• Geriatrics
• Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine
• Gynecology
• Head & Neck Otolaryngological
• Health Care Administration
• Hematology (Blood)
• Hematology / Oncology
• Hepatology
• Hyperbaric Medicine
• Infectious Diseases
• Insurance
• Internal Medicine
• Laparoendoscopic Surgery
• Legal
• Manufacturer
• Medical Assistant
• Medical Education
• Medical Ethics
• Medical Publications
• Mental & Emotional Health
• Nephrology
• Neurology
• Non Clinical
• Nursing
• Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Occupational Therapy
• Oncologists
• Oncology (Cancer Medicine)
• Ophthalmology
• Oral & Maxillofacial
• Orthopaedic
• Orthopedics
• Otolaryngology
• Pain Management
• Pastoral
• Pediatric
• Pediatrics
• Perfusionists
• Pharmacists
• Pharmacology
• Physical Therapy
• Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
• Poisoning
• Psychiatry
• Psychology
• Public & Environmental Health
• Public Health
• Pulmonary
• Radiology / Nuclear Medicine
• Respiratory Diseases
• Respiratory Therapy
• Rheumatology
• Rheumatology & Immunology
• Skin Care
• Sleep Medicine
• Social Work
• Specialty Medicine
• Speech Therapy
• Sports Medicine
• Surgery
• Therapists
• Transfusion Medicine Specialists
• Transplantation
• Trauma
• Urology
• Vascular