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Can i donate plasma while having a vp shunt?
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Probably: Plasma donation does result in some fluid shifts during the procedure, but i don not think that would be a big concern relative to the vp shunt.
Answered 7/15/2018
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Not sure why: Donating blood is an outpatient procedure. Placing or revising a shunt is a sterile procedure where nothing else should be simultaneously done to reduce infection rates
Answered 8/16/2013
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