Massive blood transfusion exceeding 50 units of plasma poor red cells or whole blood: The survival rate and the occurrence of leukopenia and acidosis

Injury

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 619-622

  Hakala, Pertti ^a   Hiippala, Seppo ^a   Syrjälä, Martti ^a   Randell, Tarja ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDOSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOPENIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

ACIDOSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; LEUKOPENIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0032853225     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(99)00166-7     Document Type: Article

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