A blood transfusion in which the blood is removed from the body for later transfusion after an operation.
Infusion of a previously donated unit of a patient’s own blood to correct loss during surgery or other interventions.
Using the previously donated and stored blood of a person during surgery to replace any blood that is lost as a result of the procedure. An autologous transfusion replaces a standard blood transfusion, in which blood from a donor other than the patient is used, avoiding any risk that the donor blood is infected.