Con: Preoperative autologous donation has no role in cardiac surgery

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 126-128

  Muirhead, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autologous donation; Blood alternatives; Cardiac surgery

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; BLOOD DONOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEATH; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; PATIENT MONITORING; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0037292949     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jcan.2003.24     Document Type: Review

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