Randomized trial comparing packed red cell blood transfusion with and without leukocyte depletion for gastrointestinal surgery

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 176, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 462-466

  Tartter, Paul Ian ^a   Mohandas, Kala ^b   Azar, Penny ^b   Endres, Jill ^a   Kaplan, Jess ^a   Spivack, Morton ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLEEDING; BLOOD FILTER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPLETION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HEMATOCRIT; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FILTRATION; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0032214807     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(98)00245-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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