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A study published in the March 2010 issue of the journal Anesthesiology gives researchers new insights in how to better understand and control a severe side effect of hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers, often referred to as "artificial blood."

Study Should Prove Helpful in Quest for Safer, More Effective Blood Substitutes

23/Feb/2010

A study published in the March 2010 issue of the journal Anesthesiology gives researchers new insights in how to better understand and control a severe side effect of hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers, often referred to as "artificial blood."

Link to full American Society of Anesthesiologists release on study led by MGH physician Warren Zapol.

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