Trasylol (aprotinin) Linked to Kidney Failure
If you have underwent Open Heart Surgery and have
experienced:
- Kidney Failure
- Serious Kidney Damage
- Dialysis after surgery
- Heart Attack
- Heart Failure
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Stroke
- or if a loved one has died during
Open Heart
Surgery
Please fill out and submit our
confidential questionnaire, or contact our
attorney Honza Prchal by email at hprchal@hgdlawfirm.com, or
phone Heninger Garrison Davis at 1-800-241-9779.
Trasylol® Risk Statistics
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Trasylol
increased the risk of Heart Attack by at least 50%
-
Trasylol nearly
doubled the risk of Renal Failure
-
Trasylol
increased the risk of Stroke by over 180%
Trasylol® is often given to patients needing
cardiopulmonary bypass surgery to complete a
coronary artery bypass graft.
The uses of
Trasylol®
Trasylol® is used as a prophylactic to reduce perioperative blood loss and the need for blood
transfusion. If you think you may have been given
Trasylol® and are experiencing health issues,
consult your physician, then call Heninger Garrison
Davis at 1-800-241-9779.
Trasylol - Health Concerns &
Complications
Trasylol® ,
sometimes called aprotinin, has given
doctors and surgeons tremendous concern over the
recent discovery of many serious side effects of Trasylol®
in open heart surgery patients.
Researchers have estimated, that Trasylol® may be
responsible for as many as 11, 050 kidney
complications and that $250 million could have been
saved in drug expenses had the generic alternative
been used.
In addition, an
estimated $1 billion in healthcare costs could have
been avoided. If you or someone you love has been
given Trasylol® and have experienced any of the
following side effects, please contact a doctor
immediately:
- Itching
- Rash
- Sweating
- Flush
- Urticaria
- Skin eruptions
- Pallor or
cyanosis
- Dyspnoea
- Nausea
- Drop in blood
pressure
- Tachycardia or
bradycardia
- Airway
obstruction
At least 12 cases of
nonbacterial meningitis (an inflammation of the
membrane coverings of the brain) has been linked to
Trasylol® as well. Anyone taking Trasylol® who is
experiencing side effects from taking Trasylol® , please
fill out and submit our confidential questionnaire,
or contact our attorney Honza Prchal by email at hprchal@hgdlawfirm.com, or
phone Heninger Garrison Davis at 1-800-241-9779. Click here
for our confidential questionnaire
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