Improved recovery times, shorter hospital stays and reduced costs are just some of bloodless surgery's advantages.

Why have a procedure done the bloodless way?

Consider the following advantages bloodless surgery has over procedure that use donated blood:*

• There is no potential risk for contracting disease via a transfusion, and it eliminates a host of transfusion reactions and possible complications.
• Patients often recover faster from bloodless surgery.
• Patients generally can expect to spend fewer bed days in the hospital, with consequently lower hospital and medical costs.
• Chances of long-term survival following cancer surgery are better with bloodless surgery.
• It offers reduced risk of infection following an operation, and, as a result, patients are less likely to need antibiotic therapy and all of its attendant risks and complications.

*According to the book "Your Body, Your Choice" by Shannon Farmer and David Webb.