Sterilization method for hemodialysis dialyzer membrane linked with risk of low platelet counts
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - 15:31
in Health & Medicine
Patients who had undergone hemodialysis using dialyzers that had been sterilized with the use of electron beams were more likely to develop thrombocytopenia (an abnormally low platelet count in the blood, associated with increased risk of bleeding), according to a study in the October 19 issue of JAMA.