In the healthcare, blood transfusion plays an important role.
Blood transfusion is a medical procedure that involves the administration of blood and blood components to patients in order to replace blood components that have been lost. Blood transfusion is performed by inserting a venous access device and catheter into a peripheral or central vein, or bypassing blood or blood components through an infusion pump or apheresis systems. Blood transfusion has a wide range of applications in the treatment of medical conditions such as blood cancers. It is also used to replace blood lost during surgical procedures, hemodialysis, cancer treatment, and accident blood loss. Intravenous infusion pumps, apheresis systems, infusion filters, venous access devices, and blood warmers are examples of blood transfusion devices. What is the equipment used in a blood transfusion? Blood components can be transfused using infusion devices (i.e. infusion pumps, rapid infusers, blood warmers, and pressure devices). Infusion pumps that use pressure. For the ...