title: Methods of autologous blood transfusion.
abstract: Fear of AIDS has been a major factor in the re-examination of the methods of autologous blood transfusion. Four techniques are currently available, one of which, the pre-operative donation scheme, has supplied 70 per cent of participants' total blood requirements at operation.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kay
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D011300:Preoperative Care