title: Autologous blood donation.
abstract: Preoperative autologous blood donation has become accepted as a standard practice in elective surgery. Subsequent improvements in blood safety and evolving surgical techniques resulting in less blood loss have caused a national decline in preoperative autologous blood donation by approximately 50%. Nevertheless, the continuing emergence of new pathogens and the potential for severe blood inventory shortages continue to give preoperative autologous blood donation an important role in blood conservation strategies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive, H-1402, Stanford, CA 94305-5626, USA. ltgoodno@stanford.edu
authors.forename: Lawrence T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Goodnough
mesh_terms: D001782:Blood Donors; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D018962:Phlebotomy
chemical_list: D004921:Erythropoietin