Argon Beam Coagulator - Clots blood at incision sites and reduces bleeding.

  Blood Conservation - use of smaller tubes for blood draws, micro-sampling using a Hemocue machine (small about of blood taken from fingertip), test batching.

  Cell Saver - Collects, filters and returns patient's blood that would normally be lost during or after a surgical procedure.

  Electrocautery - Uses electrical current to seal vessels during surgery and assists in maintaining safe blood levels.

  Hemodilution - Blood is removed from a patient immediately before surgery and replaced with a nonblood volume expander. This reduces the loss of red blood cells during surgery. After surgery the collected blood is returned to the patient.

  Hyperbaric Oxygen - Distributes high concentrations of oxygen into blood prior to surgery, so that patients better withstand surgical procedures.

  Laparoscope - A device used to view internal structures of the abdominal cavity. A small incision is made through the abdominal wall and the laparoscope is normally inserted while the patient is under mild anesthesia. This device permits the viewing of internal organs such as liver, spleen and pancreas. Some minor surgical procedures, such as removal of the gallbladder, can be performed with this device.

  Pulse Oximeter - Non-invasive monitoring of oxygen concentration in the blood.

  Synthetic Erythropoietin - a drug used to stimulate bone marrow to produce red blood cells.

  Volume Expanders - Intravenous fluids that enhance the blood circulation