Blood loss from lab testing associated with hospital-acquired anemia for patients with heart attacks
Monday, August 8, 2011 - 15:32
in Health & Medicine
In patients with acute myocardial infarction (heart attack), blood loss from greater use of phlebotomy (blood drawn for diagnostic testing) appears to be independently associated with the development of hospital-acquired anemia (HAA), according to a report published Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The article is part of the journal's Less Is More series.