An autologous blood donation program for paediatric scoliosis patients in Hong Kong

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 775-781

  Lo, K S ^a   Chow, B F M ^a   Chan, H T ^a   Gunawardene, S ^a   Luk, K D K ^b  

^a The Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital at Sandy Bay   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Surgery: scoliosis; Transfusion: allogeneic, autologous; children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; BLOOD DONOR; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SCOLIOSIS; TEAMWORK;

EID: 0036911323     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0203000610     Document Type: Article

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