Avoidance of allogeneic transfusion in surgery;VERFAHREN ZUR REDUKTION VON FREMDBLUTTRANSFUSIONEN IN DER OPERATIVEN MEDIZIN

Anaesthesist

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 915-926

  Habler, O ^a,b   Messmer K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allogeneic blood; Antifibrinolytics; Artificial oxygen carriers; Autologous predonation; Autotransfusion; Deliberate hypotension; Erythropoietin; Hemoglobin solutions; Homologous transfusion; Hyperoxic ventilation; Hypervolemic hemodilution; Normovolemic hemodilution; Perfluorocarbons; Perioperative red cell salvage

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN;

AIR CONDITIONING; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANESTHESIST; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HEMODILUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGEON;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0030696952     PISSN: 00032417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001010050487     Document Type: Review

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