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Re:Alzheimer’s cases tied to no-longer-used medical procedure by kccqzy on Monday January 29, 2024 @07:18PM (#39184665)
Generally, I think if a patient needs blood transfusions there's a bigger and more immediate life-and-death problem right there. I think allergies would be preferable to death.

Is my understanding correct? I hope blood transfusion hasn't become a routine procedure these days.

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Re:Alzheimer’s cases tied to no-longer-used medical procedure by fastball on Monday January 29, 2024 @08:21PM (#39185217)
I don't think GC was suggesting that we stop blood transfusions, but rather that we do better tracking to improve our understanding in a way that normally would be unethical (if not for the fact that, as you say, blood transfusions are a life-saving intervention).
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Re:Alzheimer’s cases tied to no-longer-used medical procedure by eigenvalue on Monday January 29, 2024 @08:53PM (#39185469)
Yes exactly.
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Re:Alzheimer’s cases tied to no-longer-used medical procedure by bobsmooth on Monday January 29, 2024 @08:23PM (#39185238)
You get a blood transfusion for any major surgery.
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Re:Alzheimer’s cases tied to no-longer-used medical procedure by Arrath on Monday January 29, 2024 @08:47PM (#39185418)
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?
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Re:Alzheimer’s cases tied to no-longer-used medical procedure by blendergeek on Monday January 29, 2024 @08:53PM (#39185463)
It's called an autotransfusion and it's a thing.

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

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Re:Alzheimer’s cases tied to no-longer-used medical procedure by mhaberl on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @01:22AM (#39186967)
You get it IF there is a need for it, not always.

I had an open heart surgery and didn't get a blood transfusion.

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Re:Alzheimer’s cases tied to no-longer-used medical procedure by theshackleford on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @05:02AM (#39188253)
No.
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Re:Alzheimer’s cases tied to no-longer-used medical procedure by TechnicalVault on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @09:50AM (#39190698)
Before the 1990's but not anymore. The contaminated blood scandal in the United Kingdom (https://www.infectedbloodinquiry.org.uk/) and a lot of papers showing benefits to avoiding blood loss in the first place have changed practices. We haven't eliminated the use of allogeneic blood transfusions but they're indicated a lot less than they used to be.
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