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To: neverdem
While blood substitute may be more dangerous than real blood, I wonder if its more dangerous than , er,, ,say, NO blood???
2 posted on 04/30/2008 8:07:18 PM PDT by MCCRon58 (Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach. Those who do neither, criticize.)
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To: MCCRon58

An elderly friend had both hips replaced without any use of blood and he did quite well. No worry about immune reactions, cross matching, costs of blood.


3 posted on 04/30/2008 8:17:21 PM PDT by count-your-change (you don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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To: MCCRon58

” There were 10 deaths in patients who got substitute blood and six in those given real blood, a difference that was not statistically significant, says Jahr.”

I’m sure for the families there is a difference beyond measure...


4 posted on 04/30/2008 8:18:56 PM PDT by Crim (Dont frak with the Zeitgeist....)
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To: MCCRon58
While blood substitute may be more dangerous than real blood, I wonder if its more dangerous than , er,, ,say, NO blood???

"NO blood" has put more than just a few Jehovah's Witnesses in cemeteries.

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6 posted on 04/30/2008 9:21:34 PM PDT by JCG
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