Issues of fact exist as to whether a reasonable practitioner would have advised plaintiffs of the reasonably foreseeable risks and benefits of an anonymous blood transfusion from a blood bank and any alternatives thereto, in particular, "directed donation", i.e., blood donated by a relative or friend of the patient, and, if so, whether defendants failed to communicate such information (Public Health Law § 2805-d [1]; see, Shkolnik v Hospital for Joint Diseases...
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