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

A method for communicating estimated blood loss parameters of a patient to a user, comprising:

• at a computing system in communication with an image acquisition device, receiving data representative of an image of a fluid receiver, wherein the image is generated by the image acquisition device;
• at the computing system, detecting a region within the image associated with a volume of fluid received at the fluid receiver, the volume of fluid including a blood component associated with blood loss of the patient;
• at the computing system, calculating an estimated amount of the blood component present in the volume of fluid based upon a parameter derived from the region, and determining an error associated with the estimated amount of the blood component;
• at the computing system, updating an analysis of an aggregate amount of the blood component and an aggregate error associated with blood loss of the patient, based upon the estimated amount of the blood component and the error;
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• at a user interface device in communication with the computing system, providing information derived from the analysis of the aggregate amount of the blood component and the aggregate error to the user.