METHODS FOR MANAGING BLOOD LOSS OF A PATIENT

A method for managing blood loss of a patient comprises 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.