A study by researchers in the US has found that trauma victims are twice as likely to die when given blood that has been stored for a longer time.
A study by researchers at the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in the US has found that trauma victims are twice as likely to die when given blood that has been stored for a longer time.
Lead researcher Dr Philip Spinella, a critical care specialist at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, opined that trauma victoms were unable to deal with blood that has been stored for a longer time - in this case more than 28 days - because they get old red cells, which may not survive for long in the patient's body.
Blood Donation - Overview
Blood donation is a process of any consenting adult voluntarily agreeing to have his/her blood drawn for medical use. Know more about blood donation and how you can become a volunteer..
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The details of the study appear in the journal Critical Care.
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The blood group of a person is determined by the presence or absence of certain inherited antigenic substances and certain acquired antibodies in blood.
The blood group of a person is determined by the presence or absence of certain inherited antigenic substances and certain acquired antibodies in blood.
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