Effectiveness of a protocol to improve transfusion practice in knee replacement surgery

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 248-253

  Boralessa, Hari ^a   Boralessa, H ^b   Contreras, M ^a,c   Lang Stevenson, A ^b   DeSilva, A ^b  

^a NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

^b OLDCHURCH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algorithm; Compliance; Inappropriate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT PROSTHESIS; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

HEMOGLOBIN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0035522418     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1423-0410.2001.00117.x     Document Type: Article

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