3rd International Symposium "Autologous transfusion--from euphoria to rational: practical handling from the scientific viewpoint" (Part I)

Abstract

”Your own blood is the safest blood” - this is the statement of the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) on its official ”Autologous Blood Poster” [1]. It is made for lays in order to promote preoperative autologous blood donation (PABD), and to demonstrate its potential advantages. Autologous transfusion has become an established component of the patient’s blood supply. However, after having done the emotional difficult step ”from euphoria to reason” the next logical step of autologous blood management should be done; namely ”from reason to quality management and quality securing”.