Blood gas analysis: A study of blood loss in intensive care

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 851-857

  Andrews, Tom ^a   Waterman, Heather ^b   Hillier, Valarie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Gateway House ^*

Author keywords

Anaemia; APACHE 11 score; Arterial blood sampling; Blood gases; Blood loss; Iatrogenic; Intensive care patients; Nursing practice

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; APACHE; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSING; PHLEBOTOMY; PREVALENCE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA; APACHE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBOTOMY; PREVALENCE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0033208847     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.01155.x     Document Type: Article

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