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Blood Transfusion Study - Less is More Thursday, August 06, 2009 - Anuradha Menon Home >> Headlines >> Medicine   
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A new study suggests that blood transfusions for hospitalized cardiac patients should be a last resort because they double the risk of infection and increase by nearly five times the risk of death. The analysis of nearly 25,000 Medicare patients in Michigan also showed that transfusion practices after heart surgery varied substantially among hospitals, a red flag that plays into the health care reform debate. A wide variation in care is a hot-button issue. (source: urmc.rochester.edu)
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