Autologous blood transfusion for combined plastic surgeries.
Autologous blood transfusion is indicated and helpful for any patient who is entering surgery in whom the surgeon anticipates a large blood loss because of the multiple or combined plastic operations being planned for one surgical sitting. The advantages of autologous over homologous transfusions include avoidance of incompatibility reactions, better volume expansion, and no risk of acquiring diseases.
D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous; D006801:Humans; D013518:Surgery, Plastic