Autotransfusion — an alternative to allogeneic transfusions

Autologous donation is a procedure involving the collection of blood and blood components from a donor who is also the recipient of his or her own, properly processed and prepared donation.Autotransfusion aims to increase the safety of transfusion by using the patient's own blood.The advantages of autotransfusion outweigh its limitations, which is why it is worth recalling this method and re-expanding its use to provide blood or its components for transfusion.A return to systematic autotransfusion procedures may prove to be a golden mean, given the decreasing number of blood donors and the constantly growing population of patients requiring transfusions.