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Blood Safety
Blood transfusions linked to increased mortality in patients suffering from cardiac episodes
April 11th, 2006
The controversial practice of blood transfusions for patients suffering from cardiac episodes may lead to an increased risk of mortality, and may be correlated to transfusion blood type and blood age, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session. Although opinion on blood transfusions as post-heart attack treatment is divisive, it is common practice for patients who have recently suffered from myocardial infarction, or heart attacks. Study authors from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio researched the death rate of heart attack patients who received blood transfusions and found that these transfusions are...
Source: Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week (2006-04-11)
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