title: How can autologous blood transfusions help our patients?
abstract: In modern day clinical nursing practice, respecting and encouraging patient autonomy, together with acting as advocate for the patient, is an integral part of holistic patient care. We have a 'duty of care' to our patients. So why, in the early days of the 21st century, are we still transfusing our patients with homologous blood products when there is a safer alternative which has been recognised for almost 200 years?
authors: Horder Centre for Arthritis, Crowborough, East Sussex.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Seal
mesh_terms: D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous / Q000451:nursing* / Q000592:standards; D018939:Holistic Nursing / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D018570:Risk Assessment