What Is a Cell Saver Technician

Autotransfusionists (or autotransfusion technicians,) use cell saver machines to clean and filter blood from patients so that it can be given back to them if they need a transfusion. … The main responsibility of this job is the setting up and monitoring of cell saver equipment before, during, and after surgery.

How do I become a cell saver technician?

The applicant must have a minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent. The applicant must be practicing in the field of blood management completing a minimum of fifty (50) autotransfusion procedures (those involving an semiautomatic cell processing/washing device) with evidence thereof.

Who runs the cell saver machine?

An autotransfusionist, also known as a perioperative blood management technologist, is a specialized allied health professional who operates the cell saver machine during surgeries that expect significant blood loss.

Alexander Ross

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