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		Arrath on Jan 30, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Alzheimer’s cases tied to no-longer-used medical p... Makes me wonder if there is any possibility to give blood in the lead-up to your surgery, such that you're transfused with your own blood?

blendergeek on Jan 30, 2024 [–]

It's called an autotransfusion and it's a thing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autotransfusion

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