Autologous Donors

Question 1

Advantages of Autologous donors

Answer 1

Decreased risk of transmission, transfusion reactions, and alloimmunization

Question 2

Bacterial contamination

Answer 2

Disadvantages of autologous donors

Question 3

Circulatory overload

Answer 3

Disadvantages of autologous donors

Question 4

Cytokine mediated reactions and product/recipient misidentification

Answer 4

Disadvantages of autologous donors

Question 5

supplementing blood supply

Answer 5

advantage of autologous donation

Question 6

Prevention of febrile and allergic reactions

Answer 6

Advantage of autologous donation

Question 7

Increased cost and high wastage

Answer 7

Disadvantage of autologous donation

Question 8

Preoperative anemia

Answer 8

Disadvantage of autologous donation

Question 9

Increased incidence of adverse reactions to donation

Answer 9

Disadvantage of autologous donation

Question 10

Blood is drawn and stored before the anticipated date

Answer 10

Preoperative autologous donation

Question 11

Removing units at the beginning of surgery and reinfusing them at the end of surgery

Answer 11

Normovolemic autologous donation

Question 12

A medical device is used to wash, filter, and concentrate blood during an operation

Answer 12

blood recovery autologous donation

Question 13

hemoglobin 11 or higher

Answer 13

Preoperative Hgb reequirement

Question 14

No age restriction

Answer 14

preoperative age requirement

Question 15

If weight is less than 110 pounds, the volume is adjusted

Answer 15

preoperative weight requirement

Question 16

Hematocrit is 33% or higher

Answer 16

preoperative HCT requirement