Pediatric red blood cell transfusions increase resource use

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 123-127

  Goodman, Allyson M ^a   Pollack, Murray M ^a,b   Patel, Kantilal M ^a   Luban, Naomi L C ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; OXYGEN; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD COMPONENT THERAPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG INFUSION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 0037326986     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpd.2003.14     Document Type: Article

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