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Shortages of blood and concern about blood borne contaminants such as hepatitis and AIDS have led to the development of ways to have a known supply of safe blood for surgical patients. For several years, many patients at Culpeper Memorial Hospital have chosen to donate their own blood prior to surgery.
In the past year Dr. Bob Rutkowski, orthopedic surgeon, and Lisa Minthorn, RN, independently learned of another system designed to conserve and reuse patients’ blood. Especially beneficial for orthopedic surgery, the Solcotrans collects blood which drains following surgery and reinfuses the blood back to the patient. Solcotrans works just like traditional surgical drainage systems, and it filters the blood as it drains into the con
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