Computerized quality assurance of decisions to transfuse blood components to critically ill patients

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 973-978

  Pentti, Jussi ^a   Syrjala M ^b   Pettila V ^b  

^a KYMENLAAKSO CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Computerized audit; Fresh frozen plasma; Intensive care; Platelet; Quality assurance; Red blood cell; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD COMPONENT TRANSFUSION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMA; PLATELET TRANSFUSION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0041430701     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-6576.2003.00203.x     Document Type: Article

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