From: Hemodialysis patients’ preferences for the management of anemia
Attributes | |
Having an allergic reaction because of a blood transfusion | |
Having lung damage because of a blood transfusion that makes it hard to breathe | |
Getting a serious infection because of a blood transfusion | |
Increasing the time you need to wait for a kidney transplant because of a blood transfusion | |
Increasing the chance your body will reject a kidney transplant if you get one because of a blood transfusion | |
Needing to arrange transportation and spend 1 to 2 h at a hospital or infusion center to receive a blood transfusion | |
Having a 1% risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke because of the anemia medicine |