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"textContent": "As blood banks across the U.S. report dangerously low supplies of O-negative blood (red blood cells), anesthesiologists are calling for increased donation and changes in how hospitals use this \"universal donor\" blood type, according to a new Innovation in Practice article published online in Anesthesiology Open.",
"title": "Blood banks face O-neg shortages; call for donations, changes in emergency infusion practices to protect supply"
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