Cross-match protocols for femoral neck fractures - Finding one that can work

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-14

  Khan, Akhtar M ^a   Mushtaq, N ^a   Giannakas, K ^a   Sochart, D H ^a   Andrews, J G ^a  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Femoral neck fractures; Protocol

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ANESTHESIST; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

BLOOD GROUPING AND CROSSMATCHING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS;

EID: 0347316412     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588404772614614     Document Type: Article

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