Variability in transfusion practice for coronary artery bypass surgery persists despite national consensus guidelines: A 24-institution study

Anesthesiology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 327-333

  Stover, E Price ^a   Siegel, Lawrence C ^b   Parks, Reg ^b   Levin, Jack ^b   Body, Simon C ^b   Maddi, Rosemarie ^b   D'Ambra, Michael N ^b   Mangano, Dennis T ^b   Spiess, Bruce D ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Blood conservation; Cardiac surgery; Cryoprecipitate; Fresh frozen plasma; Hemostatic blood components; Packed erythrocytes; Packed red blood cells; Platelets

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; THROMBOCYTE CONCENTRATE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; BLOOD COMPONENT THERAPY; BLOOD STORAGE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CRYOPRECIPITATE; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; HEART SURGERY; HEMATOCRIT; HEMODILUTION; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

BLOOD COMPONENT TRANSFUSION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031913884     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199802000-00009     Document Type: Article

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