21 Mar 2017
22/03/17 - NHS to notify heart surgery patients of small risk of infection caused by heater cooler units
The NHS yesterday (Tuesday 21st March) took the precautionary step of writing to patients who have had certain types of open heart surgery to inform them that they may have a low risk of having contracted an infection caused by Mycobacterium chimaera (M. chimaera). Over the next two weeks, letters are being sent to patients in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales who have […]
