Aluminium hazard in transfusions? – The Hippocratic Post0

• HEALTH
• March 5, 2019

Professor Chris Exley is alarmed by a recent study which suggests that patients needing transfusions may be exposed to high levels of aluminium and says regulators need to act now. Some fluid warming systems could be heavily contaminated with aluminium, according to research published in the journal Anaesthesia.  Researchers have highlighted a significant and dangerous issue