Preoperative autologous blood donation by 1073 elderly patients undergoing elective surgery: A safe and effective practice

Transfusion

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 174-178

  Gandini, Giorgio ^a   Franchini, Massimo ^a   Bertuzzo, Daniela ^a   Olzer, Daniela ^a   Crocco, Isabella ^a   De Gironcoli, Marzia ^a   Aprili, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLOGRAFT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; BLOOD DONOR; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; ELDERLY CARE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SAFETY; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032972448     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1999.39299154732.x     Document Type: Article

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