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You get a blood transfusion for any major surgery.

• Arrath 3y ago
  Makes me wonder if there is any possibility to give blood in the lead-up to your surgery, such that you're transfused with your own blood?
  • blendergeek 3y ago
    It's called an autotransfusion and it's a thing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autotransfusion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autotransfusion
• mhaberl 3y ago
  You get it IF there is a need for it, not always. I had an open heart surgery and didn't get a blood transfusion.
• theshackleford 3y ago
  No.
• TechnicalVault 3y ago
  Before the 1990's but not anymore. The contaminated blood scandal in the United Kingdom (https://www.infectedbloodinquiry.org.uk/ https://www.infectedbloodinquiry.org.uk/) and a lot of papers showing benefits to avoiding blood loss in the first place have changed practices. We haven't eliminated the use of allogeneic blood transfusions but they're indicated a lot less than they used to be.