In spite of the current interest in intraoperative reinfusion and the acknowledged benefits of the autologous versus homologous transfusions, this approach towards blood conservation and minimizing the risks inherent to blood transfusions (Table I) has not received the recognition which it properly deserves. Reluctance by surgeons to use this technique is undoubtedly due to the confusion which still exists in the literature regarding the possibility of complications in using this procedure. Widely divergent hematological abnormalities in the form of various coagulopathies and hypofibrinogenemia still appear in medical communications.