Operating theater blood transaction system: A 'virtual' blood transfusion service that brings the blood bank to the operating table

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 481-484

  Wong, K F ^a   Lee, A W C ^a   Hui, H L ^b   Chang, F K W ^b   Mak, C S L ^a   Kwan, A M Y ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Electronic crossmatch; Operating theater; Surgery; Virtual blood bank

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL PATIENT;

EID: 0033490743     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/112.4.481     Document Type: Article

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