Occasionally, a doctor will urge a patient to deposit his own blood weeks before surgery (preoperative autologous blood donation, or PAD) so that if the need arises, he could transfuse the patient with his own stored blood.
Mõnikord soovitab arst patsiendil lasta talletada nädalaid enne lõikust omaenda verd (operatsioonieelne autoloogilise vere loovutamine), nii et vajaduse korral saaks arst kanda patsiendile üle selle enda verd.