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  • Title: Adverse hematologic effects of alcohol.
    Author: Steinberg SE, Hillman RS.
    Journal: Postgrad Med; 1980 May; 67(5):139-47. PubMed ID: 7375402.
    Abstract:
    Alcohol can interfere with the production of new blood cells--RBCs, granulocytes, and platelets; the ability of the host to resist infection; and normal hemostasis. Appreciation of the mechanisms behind this interference and the relative incidence and clinical patterns of each abnormality can be important in the management of affected patients. A limited history, physical examination, and a few screening tests should allow identification of persons who may have difficulty with anesthesia, infection, bleeding, and wound healing because of alcohol's hematologic toxicity.
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