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Operative Blood Salvage MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Operative Blood Salvage
Tree Number(s)
E04.936.537.687
Unique ID
D057725
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D057725
Scope Note
Recovery of blood lost from surgical procedures for reuse by the same patient in AUTOLOGOUS BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS. It is collected during (intraoperatively) or after completion of (postoperatively) the surgical procedures.
Entry Term(s)
Cell Saver Technique
Intraoperative Blood Cell Salvage
Intraoperative Blood Salvage
Post-Operative Blood Salvage
Postoperative Blood Salvage
See Also
Blood Transfusion, Autologous
Bloodless Medical and Surgical Procedures
Public MeSH Note
2011
History Note
2011
Date Introduced
2011/01/01
Last Updated
2023/02/26
Operative Blood Salvage Preferred
Intraoperative Blood Cell Salvage Narrower
Intraoperative Blood Salvage Narrower
Postoperative Blood Salvage Narrower
Cell Saver Technique Narrower
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