Type O Blood Sought for Separation of Twins
UCLA Medical Center seeks type O blood donors to prepare for Monday’s surgery to separate 1-year-old conjoined twins from Guatemala.
Maria Teresa and Maria de Jesus Quiej-Alvarez, who are joined at the head, will need 40 units of type O positive or negative blood for transfusion during the procedure, blood center officials said.
Donors must be healthy, at least 17 and weigh at least 110 pounds.
The UCLA Blood and Platelet Center, at 200 Medical Plaza, Suite 660, is open from 8 a.m. to 3:40 p.m. today. The office is on Westwood Boulevard just north of Le Conte Avenue. To make an appointment call (310) 825-0888.
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