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Many patients choose to donate their own blood for transfusion during the surgery. This prevents any blood incompatibility problems or the transmission of blood-borne diseases.
Prior to surgery, all the standard preoperative blood and urine tests are performed, and the patient meets with the anesthesiologist to discuss any special conditions that affect the administration of anesthesia. Patients receiving general anesthesia should not eat or drink for 10 hours prior to the operation.
— Tish Davidson
