Improving transfusion practices in a busy teaching hospital

Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 314-316

  Williams, R L ^a   McLellan, D ^a   Lees, S ^a   Dunlop, D ^b  

^a Cardiff Royal Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Crossmatch guidelines; Crossmatch transfusion ratios; Group and antibody screen; Transfusion practices

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GROUP ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMATOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WALES;

EID: 0030775818     PISSN: 00358835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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