An audit of blood cross-match ordering practices at the Aga Khan University Hospital: First step towards a maximum surgical blood ordering schedule

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 251-254

  Chawla, T ^a   Kakepoto, G N ^a   Khan, M A ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MANAGEMENT AUDIT;

EID: 0035408919     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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