Fibrinogen

Kidney failure patients on dialysis may be at risk of dying prematurely, especially from cardiovascular causes, due to altered blood clots, a study has warned.

Researchers are close to perfecting a new type of bandage made of the natural blood clotting agent fibrinogen. It would aid people who have suffered a traumatic wound such as a gunshot or stabbing where stopping blood flow as quickly as possible is critical to their survival.

Kidney failure patients on dialysis may be at risk of dying prematurely, especially from cardiovascular causes, due to altered blood clots, a study has warned.

Researchers are close to perfecting a new type of bandage made of the natural blood clotting agent fibrinogen. It would aid people who have suffered a traumatic wound such as a gunshot or stabbing where stopping blood flow as quickly as possible is critical to their survival.