| The methods of using your own blood can be used independently or together to eliminate or minimize the need for donor blood, as well as virtually eliminate transfusion risks of infection and allergic reaction. |
Option
- Pre-operative donation (donating your own blood before surgery)
- Intra-operative autologous transfusion (recycling your blood during surgery)
- Post-operative autologous transfusion (recycling your blood after surgery)
- Hemodilution (donating your own blood during surgery
- Apheresis (donating your own platelets and plasma)
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Explanation
- The blood bank draws your blood and stores it until you need it, during or after surgery. For elective surgery only.
- Instead of being discarded, blood lost during surgery is being filtered, and put back into your body during surgery. For elective and emergency surgery.
- Blood lost after surgery is collected, filtered and returned. For elective and emergency surgery.
- Immediately before surgery, some of your blood is taken and replaced with IV fluids. After surgery, your blood is filtered and returned to you. For elective surgery.
- Before surgery, your platelets and plasma, which help stop bleeding, are withdrawn, filtered and returned to you when you need it. For elective surgery.
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Advantages
- Eliminates or minimizes the need for someone else’s blood during and after surgery.
- Eliminates or minimizes the need for someone else’s blood during surgery. Large amounts of blood can be recycled.
- Eliminates or minimizes the need for someone else’s blood during surgery.
- Eliminates or minimizes the need for someone else’s blood during and after surgery. Dilutes your blood so you lose less concentrated blood during surgery. May eliminate the need for donor platelets and plasma, especially in high blood-loss procedures.
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Disadvantages
- Requires advance planning.
- May delay surgery.
- Medical conditions may prevent pre-operative donation.
- Not for use if cancer or infection is present.
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