The treatment of patients without the use of allogeneic BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS or blood products.

Medical, pre-operative, and post-operative organizational approaches that support patients who refuse allogeneic BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS or blood products for personal reasons, religious beliefs, or fear of bloodborne infections. Preparations for AUTOLOGOUS BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS may be a component of some programs.

Synonyms: Conservation Strategies, Blood, Surgery, Bloodless, Bloodless Surgery, Transfusion-Free Surgery, Transfusion-Alternative Strategy, Blood Conservation Strategies, Transfusion Alternative Strategies, Strategy, Transfusion-Alternative, Strategies, Blood Conservation, Bloodless Surgeries, Surgery, Transfusion-Free, Bloodless Medical and Surgical Procedures, Strategy, Blood Conservation, Transfusion Free Surgery, Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Programs, Strategies, Transfusion-Alternative, Surgeries, Transfusion-Free, Surgeries, Bloodless, Conservation Strategy, Blood, Transfusion-Alternative Strategies, Transfusion-Free Surgeries, Blood Conservation Strategy