SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MANAGING BLOOD LOSS OF A PATIENT
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Abstract
One variation of the method for managing blood loss of a patient includes: receiving an image of a physical sample; extracting a feature from an area of the image corresponding to the physical sample; estimating a blood volume indicator of the physical sample according to the extracted feature; estimating a patient blood loss based on the blood volume indicator; estimating a euvolemic patient hematocrit based on an estimated patient blood volume and the estimated patient blood loss; receiving a measured patient hematocrit; and generating a volemic status indicator based on a comparison between the measured patient hematocrit and the estimated euvolemic patient hematocrit.
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18. A method for managing blood loss of a patient, comprising:
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tracking a quantity of a fluid administered to the patient intravenously; receiving an image of a physical sample; extracting a feature from an area of the image correlated with the physical sample; estimating a red blood cell content of the physical sample based on the extracted feature; estimating an extracorporeal blood content of the physical sample based on the estimated red blood cell content of the physical sample; and estimating a hematocrit of the patient based on a previous hematocrit of the patient, the quantity of the fluid administered to the patient, and the estimated extracorporeal blood content of the physical sample. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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