Study disputes concerns over plasma from female donors

Findings contradict recommendations against using blood from women for transfusions because of a potentially life-threatening antibody reaction. Three years after the U.S. blood-banking industry recommended against transfusing plasma from female donors because of a potentially life-threatening antibody reaction, researchers have found that plasma from women may actually be better, not worse, for heart surgery patients.

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