There
is so much to remember what providing blood for transfusion. Obviously you’ve
got to get the group right (dur!).
You can’t give Kell-positive blood to females of child-bearing age. And what
about CMV-negative blood? Or irradiated blood?
Now
there’s another
consideration…
“In this cohort study that included 31 118
patients who received red blood cell transfusions, receipt of a transfusion
from a female donor was associated with a statistically significant increase in
all-cause mortality among male recipients of red blood cell transfusions but
not among female recipients”
At
the moment units of blood don’t carry any information as to the gender of the
donor… I expect they will do soon.
I
wonder if donation is equal between the sexes… I wonder if male blood will be
at a premium.
Perhaps
I should start donating again…
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