The patient is scheduled for hip replacement surgery and significant blood loss is expected.What is the best possible action of the patient to reduce the risk of transfusion complications?

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The patient should be advised to arrange for an autologous blood donation.This way the patient will receive his/her own blood rather than from a donor.Iron supplementation will not be sufficient to compensate for the blood loss expected with hip replacement surgery.Patients cannot request extra screening precautions for transfusions.The patient should not be instructed to expect that transfusions will come from a directed donor.

The Patient Is Scheduled for Hip Replacement Surgery and Significant