The use of technologies to minimize exposure perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion in elective surgery: A survey of Canadian hospitals

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 228-241

  Graham, Ian D ^a   Fergusson, Dean ^a   McAuley, Laura ^b   Laupacis, Andreas ^a  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Autologous; Blood; Blood donors; Blood transfusion; Cardiac surgical procedures; Data collection health surveys; Knowledge; Orthopedic surgical procedures; Practice; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 0034106763     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462300161197     Document Type: Article

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