Postoperative infections following autologous and homologous blood transfusions

Transfusion

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 27-30

  Mezrow, C K ^b   Bergstein, I ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AUTOLOGOUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 0026547470     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1992.32192116427.x     Document Type: Article

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