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Why do Dialysis patients have blood transfusions?


Posted by caritajo

I am a caregiver for a dialysis patient - they went for a regular dialysis yesterday and was sent to the hospital for a bood transfusion.  Why does this happen?  This has happpen 2 times in the last 3 months.

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