Method for estimating a quantity of a blood component in a fluid receiver and corresponding error

A method comprising:

• accessing, with one or more processors, a first image of a fluid receiver including a fluid, wherein the fluid includes blood and non-blood components;
• determining, with the one or more processors, an amount of the blood component in the fluid receiver based on a color parameter of a region of the first image analyzed by the one or more processors, wherein the blood and non-blood components are represented in the region of the first image;
• determining, with the one or more processors, an error based on the amount of the blood component, wherein the error is a range of possible estimated amounts of the blood component;
• and
• providing a notification, on a display, when a value within the range of possible estimated amounts of the blood component is outside of a threshold range or amount.

A method comprising:

• accessing, with one or more processors, a first image of a fluid canister including a first fluid, wherein the first fluid includes blood and non-blood components;
• accessing, with the one or more processors, a second image of a surgical sponge including a second fluid, wherein the second fluid includes blood and non-blood components;
• determining, with the one or more processors, a first amount of the blood component in the fluid canister and a first corresponding error based on a color parameter of a region of the first image analyzed by the one or more processors, wherein the blood and non-blood components are represented in the region of the first image;
• determining, with the one or more processors, a second amount of the blood component in the surgical sponge and second corresponding error based on a color parameter extracted from a region of the second image, wherein the blood and non-blood components are represented in the region of the second image;
• updating, with the one or more processors, an analysis of an aggregate amount of the blood component and an aggregate error associated with blood loss, based upon the first and second amounts of the blood components and the first and second errors;
• and
• providing information derived from the analysis of the aggregate amount of the blood component and the aggregate error.