title: Controversies in transfusion medicine. Is autologous blood transfusion worth the cost? Con.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: AuBuchon
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Birkmeyer
mesh_terms: D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012307:Risk Factors