Shelf Life
Mar 20th, 2008 at 11:19 am by Susie
Patients undergoing heart surgery routinely receive blood that has sat on a refrigerator shelf for two weeks or longer, a practice that appears to heighten their risk of infection, kidney failure, and even death, according to a major new study.
The sweeping report in today’s New England Journal of Medicine found that the age of donated blood may prove more critical than previously recognized. Scientists from the Cleveland Clinic discovered that cardiac surgery patients who received blood that was more than two weeks old were 30 percent less likely to be alive a year later than those transfused with fresher blood.
“It’s like produce or meat - it has a limited shelf life,” said Dr. Colleen Gorman Koch, who directed the research.
Well, I mean any vampire could have told you it’s better when it’s fresh…
I’m sorry, but whenever I see the words “shelf life” I think of Bill Hicks on the Kennedy assasination: “”Bill, quit talking about Kennedy, man. Let it go. It’s a long time ago - just forget about it.” And I’m like alright, then don’t bring up Jesus to me. As long as we’re talking shelf life here. “Bill, you know Jesus died for you.” Yeah, well it was a long time ago. Forget about it! How about this. Get Pilate to release the fucking files. “
if you listened really hard this morning you could hear the 9 actual practicing jehovah witnesses scream “SEE!!?? I TOLD YA!!!!”
Couldn’t they put nitrates in it to keep it fresher longer?