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The Prince Charles Hospital

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$456 million invested over
the next five years and major
infrastructure projects underway.
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The Prince Charles Hospital

627 Rode Road
CHERMSIDE QLD 4032

Phone: (07) 3139 4000

Kallangur Satellite Health Centre

9 Stoker Way
KALLANGUR QLD 4503
Phone: (07) 3285 0000

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Did you know that your own blood can be recycled during surgery? 🩸

Director of General Surgery at TPCH Dr Robert Franz and TPCH Perfusionist Gary often use a cell saver machine which can collect, clean and return your own blood back to you and this is particularly useful for patient cohorts that cannot accept donor blood, including some religions.

"They used to be big bulky machines, quite awkward to have in surgery, but they have definitely improved over the years. We set it up for collection and it can assess what we get and will tell you whether we want to process it to return it to the patient," Gary explains.

"Most Jehovah's Witnesses will accept cell saver as it's your own blood being processed, and it really changed the way we deal with major blood loss in those cases, but we also use it for various cases where there is the potential for a lot of blood loss including cardiac procedures, chest cavities and pelvic fractures," Dr Franz adds.

"From a clinical point of view, not only does it save using blood from blood banks, but it is safer using your own patients' blood and the washing process that goes on, it is really as clean as it can be." ...

Tuesday October 13th
Did you know that yo

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Ever wondered how many steps our ‘wardies’ rack up each shift? 🚶‍♂️‍➡️

Take a stroll with TPCH Patient Support Officer Steve and find out what he gets up to in a day and why he loves being a PSO. ...

Tuesday October 6th
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Three images of patients and artist renderings
Building better
health services
for our community
$456 million invested over
the next five years and major
infrastructure projects underway.
Find out more.
Masks are
encouraged
here…
Masks are an important defence against respiratory illness and protection from dust and other airborne hazards.
Need the Emergency Department?
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The Prince Charles Hospital

Rode Road
CHERMSIDE QLD 4032

Phone: (07) 3139 4000

Contact us
Maps & directions
Parking & transport
Visiting hours & wards
Feedback
#Nextcare Health Conference - Click for more information and to register

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Did you know that your own blood can be recycled during surgery? 🩸

Director of General Surgery at TPCH Dr Robert Franz and TPCH Perfusionist Gary often use a cell saver machine which can collect, clean and return your own blood back to you and this is particularly useful for patient cohorts that cannot accept donor blood, including some religions.

"They used to be big bulky machines, quite awkward to have in surgery, but they have definitely improved over the years. We set it up for collection and it can assess what we get and will tell you whether we want to process it to return it to the patient," Gary explains.

"Most Jehovah's Witnesses will accept cell saver as it's your own blood being processed, and it really changed the way we deal with major blood loss in those cases, but we also use it for various cases where there is the potential for a lot of blood loss including cardiac procedures, chest cavities and pelvic fractures," Dr Franz adds.

"From a clinical point of view, not only does it save using blood from blood banks, but it is safer using your own patients' blood and the washing process that goes on, it is really as clean as it can be." ...

Tuesday October 13th
Did you know that yo

9 CommentsComment on Facebook

Ever wondered how many steps our ‘wardies’ rack up each shift? 🚶‍♂️‍➡️

Take a stroll with TPCH Patient Support Officer Steve and find out what he gets up to in a day and why he loves being a PSO. ...

Tuesday October 6th
Play

41 CommentsComment on Facebook

Masks are
encouraged
here…
Masks are an important defence against respiratory illness and protection from dust and other airborne hazards.
Need the Emergency Department?
Try the Virtual Emergency Care Service first.
Contact us
Maps & directions
Parking & transport
Visiting hours & wards
Feedback
#Nextcare Health Conference - Click for more information and to register

Latest news

More news

Events

More events

/ MetroNorthHHS

Comments Box SVG iconsUsed for the like, share, comment, and reaction icons

Did you know that your own blood can be recycled during surgery? 🩸

Director of General Surgery at TPCH Dr Robert Franz and TPCH Perfusionist Gary often use a cell saver machine which can collect, clean and return your own blood back to you and this is particularly useful for patient cohorts that cannot accept donor blood, including some religions.

"They used to be big bulky machines, quite awkward to have in surgery, but they have definitely improved over the years. We set it up for collection and it can assess what we get and will tell you whether we want to process it to return it to the patient," Gary explains.

"Most Jehovah's Witnesses will accept cell saver as it's your own blood being processed, and it really changed the way we deal with major blood loss in those cases, but we also use it for various cases where there is the potential for a lot of blood loss including cardiac procedures, chest cavities and pelvic fractures," Dr Franz adds.

"From a clinical point of view, not only does it save using blood from blood banks, but it is safer using your own patients' blood and the washing process that goes on, it is really as clean as it can be." ...

Tuesday October 13th
Did you know that yo

9 CommentsComment on Facebook

Ever wondered how many steps our ‘wardies’ rack up each shift? 🚶‍♂️‍➡️

Take a stroll with TPCH Patient Support Officer Steve and find out what he gets up to in a day and why he loves being a PSO. ...

Tuesday October 6th
Play

41 CommentsComment on Facebook

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infrastructure projects underway.
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