Earlier, people used to get scared when they heard about blood transfusions during joint replacements, but now, with advanced medical techniques both joint replacement, and blood transfusion have become a hassle-free process. However, all the details can only be provided by a renowned and experienced surgeon.

Autologous Transfusion of Blood: A Reliable Method

This is one of the most reliable processes of blood transfusion, as the candidate himself/herself donates his/her own blood in a pre-donated prescribed manner. It means that the surgeon can discuss with the patient and eventually the patient can donate the blood at Sacramento Blood Source or other special arrangements can be made to collect and preserve the blood previously. In fact, this blood can also be put in the refrigeration mode for more than one month.

Homologous Transfusion or Transfusion from a Separate Donor

In this type of blood transfusion, there is an external donor other than the patient, who can donate blood during joint replacement. This donor can be a family member, or else, a completely unknown person also. If the blood groups matches, and if the donor unit of blood has already been taken from the donor, then the joint replacement can be done easily. However, it is generally mandatory to send the sample of donated blood to the blood bank, to test the presence of transmissible diseases.

Hormonal Medication:

This is an extreme case where a hormone known as Erythropoietin is to be injected within the body of the patient. This hormone is generally produced in the kidneys, but sometimes, they can also be synthesized as commercially produced hormones in the medicine laboratories. This procedure proves to be very helpful especially for all those patients who suffer from a low concentration of Red Blood Cells.

However, this is a bit costly method, but all these methods are helpful for blood transfusion during joint replacement.

If you are looking for Joint Replacement Surgery and would like to get more clarity about blood transfusions, talk to your Orthopaedic Surgeon.

Dr Niraj Vora is the Best Orthopaedic Surgeon in Mumbai available at Bellevue Multispeciality Hospital, S.L.Raheja Hospital and Sunridge’s Speciality Hospital. Feel free to meet and discuss all your orthopaedic problems with Dr Niraj Vora.