Routine blood test ordering for patients in intensive care

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 562-565

  Flabouris, A ^a   Bishop, G ^a   Wllliams, L ^a   Cunningham, M ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intensive Care Unit: guidelines, routine blood analysis

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEW ZEALAND; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW;

EID: 0033757443     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0002800515     Document Type: Review

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