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Re:Artificial blood developed for patients of any blood type... by hanniabu on Monday October 07, 2019 @10:52AM (#21181541)
If I'm not mistaken, it sounds like this is to be used only in emergency situations almost as if it's some type of "filler" that can help keep your blood pressure up of you've lost an extreme amount of blood. It sounds like it may provide more benefits than that, but I say "filler" because it doesn't sound like you can replace all the blood in your body with this artificial blood.
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Re:Artificial blood developed for patients of any blood type... by bryanculver on Monday October 07, 2019 @10:54AM (#21181572)
So although there might be “waste”, emergency preparedness shouldn’t be forgotten about. It’s safer and better to have blood available when it’s needed than to be begging for it.
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Re:Artificial blood developed for patients of any blood type... by TeMPOraL on Monday October 07, 2019 @11:34AM (#21182072)
It must be a better filler than the ordinary, though because from what I remember being told, there already is a standard filler using in "bloodless surgeries" for people refusing blood transfusions; AFAIR a saline solution is good enough if all you need is to keep the blood pressure up.
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