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A study of almost 25,000 coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients has shown that receiving blood from another person is associated with a two-fold increase in post-operative infection rates. The research, published in the open access journal BMC Medicine, also found considerable hospital variation in transfusion practices. Mary Rogers, from the University of Michigan, USA, led a team of researchers who carried out the study. Read more: Blood / Hematology News From Medical News Today
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