Red blood cell transfusion in the intensive care unit

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 344-346

  Sherk, P A ^a   Granton, J T ^a   Kapral, M K ^a  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEUKOCYTE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY;

CLINICAL TRIALS; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 0034033031     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340051160     Document Type: Article

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