Autotransfusion decreases blood usage following cardiac surgery - A prospective randomized trial

Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 184-187

  Dalrymple Hay, Malcolm J R ^a,b   Dawkins, Sam ^a   Pack, Louise ^a   Deakin, Charles D ^a   Sheppard, Stuart ^a   Ohri, Sunil K ^a   Haw, Marcus P ^a   Livesey, Steven A ^a   Monro, James L ^a  

^a Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autotransfusion; Blood transfusion; Mediastinal drainage fluid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; BLOOD STORAGE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; FEMALE; HEART PRESERVATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AUTOLOGOUS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0035095086     PISSN: 09672109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-2109(00)00100-9     Document Type: Article

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