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Dr. Peter Tibi, director of Yavapai Regional Medical Center’s cardiothoracic surgery, shows off a Medtronic pump – a state-of-the-art heart/lung bypass machine that helps preserve a patient’s blood during surgery with less trauma so more of it can be reused.

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It may be the latest buzzword in medicine, but blood conservation is here to stay, local experts say.Blood conservation is a way to conserve and strengthen a patient's own blood so that a blood transfusion isn't needed during surgery.

June 28, 2008