| This Directive shall not apply to autotransfusion. |
| Blood boosting is the transfusion or autotransfusion of whole blood or red blood cells, which improves oxygenation and muscular endurance. |
| Equipment should include an extra suction machine, autotransfusion assembly, vascular clamps, and clip appliers. |
| Autotransfusion of irradiated blood in which blood is collected by venosection, heparinized and passed through a glass chamber irradiated with ultraviolet light and transfused back into the patient, is still widely practiced. |
| The sudden increase in the pre-load immediately following delivery, due to autotransfusion from the uterus, may flood the central circulation, resulting in severe pulmonary edema. |
| Postoperative autotransfusion of unwashed shed blood has become common practice for total knee replacement surgery since 2006 in our hospital. |
