Managing anemia and blood loss in elective gynecologic surgery patients

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 46, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2001, Pages 507-514

  Rock Jr , William A ^a   Meeks, G Rodney ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anemia; Blood loss; Epoetin alfa; Fatigue; Gynecologic surgical procedures; Hematinics; Hysterectomy; Recombinant human erythropoietin; Surgical

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ANEMIA; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FATIGUE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PREMENOPAUSE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SURGICAL PATIENT;

ANEMIA; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; EPOETIN ALFA; ERYTHROPOIETIN, RECOMBINANT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; HEMATINICS; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 0343773012     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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