Autotransfusion is a process in which a person receives their own blood for a transfusion rather than banked blood from a separate donor. Blood can be collected before surgery for later reinfusion, or, in intraoperative cell salvage, collected during and after a procedure using a double-lumen suction tube and a device such as a Cell Saver. The salvaged blood is mixed with an anticoagulant, filtered into a reservoir, then centrifuged and washed with saline to remove plasma, platelets and other unwanted material before the concentrated red blood cells are returned to the patient. The technique is used in procedures involving substantial blood loss, such as spinal surgery, joint replacement and cardiac surgery, reducing dependence on banked blood and its associated infection and donor-related risks.
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Autotransfusion is a transfusion medicine procedure within hematology.
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Autotransfusion is a process wherein a person receives their own blood for a transfusion, instead of banked allogeneic (separate-donor) blood.
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The first documented use of "self-donated" blood was in 1818
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