Hospitals Warn Patients of Infection Tied to Medical Device
Reported By: nbcchicago.com
December 30, 2016 10:43:18 PM
AMITA Health has notified patients who have undergone open-heart surgery about a potential infection risk related to a device used during heart surgery to heat and cool the blood. Notification letters were sent to 1000 patients because the Centers for Dis
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