The paradox of on-bypass transfusion thresholds in blood conservation

Circulation

Volumn 96, Issue 9 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Paone, Gaetano ^a   Silverman, Norman A ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood cells; Cardiopulmonary bypass; Coronary disease; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD OXYGEN TENSION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BODY SURFACE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DEATH; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q WAVE; STERNUM; STROKE; WOUND INFECTION;

AGED; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0343487838     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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