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bleeding is minimised using various techniques, but after the surgery usually
there is some ooze from the surgical site and hence we usually keep a bottle
of blood reserved for majority of patients.
You are advised to arrange for 2 healthy donors from your
family or friends for donation prior to surgery, to assure that good quality
of blood is available if needed.
If your hemoglobin level is adequate and if you are under
65 years, you may considered for auto-transfusion. In auto-transfusion,
the patient's own blood is collected prior to operation, and is given
back to the patient after the operation. The obvious advantage of this
technique is that there is no risk of any transfusion-related reactions.
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