Transfusion policies in coronary artery bypass - A nationwide survey in Finland

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 178-183

  Kytola L ^a   Nuutinen, L ^b   Myllyla G ^a  

^a FINNISH RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; CABG; Multicenter audit; Transfusion practices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD STORAGE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031887052     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1998.tb05105.x     Document Type: Article

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