Document 0604
 DOCN  M9490604
 TI    Autologous blood transfusion: why and how.
 DT    9411
 AU    Gerber L
 SO    J Intraven Nurs. 1994 Mar-Apr;17(2):65-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94343127
 AB    Although first reported more than 100 years ago, autologous blood
       transfusion was grossly underused until the 1980s, when the safety of
       blood came into question. With the discovery of transfusion-transmitted
       human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), physicians and patients began to
       request this form of transfusion. In this article, four modalities of
       autologous transfusion are described: preoperative blood donation, acute
       normovolemic hemodilution, intraoperative blood recovery, and
       postoperative blood salvage. The indications and contraindications for
       the use of these modalities, patient eligibility, and the blood center's
       involvement in these services also are explained.
 DE    Blood Transfusion, Autologous/CONTRAINDICATIONS/INSTRUMENTATION/
       *METHODS/*NURSING  Hemodilution  Human  Infection Control
       Intraoperative Care  Postoperative Care  Preoperative Care  JOURNAL
       ARTICLE

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