Benefits and risks of blood transfusion in surgical patients

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1189-1193

  Greenburg, A G ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD COMPONENT THERAPY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; REVIEW; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CARDIAC OUTPUT; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; RISK; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0029908420     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002689900181     Document Type: Review

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