Blood conservation in the intensive care unit

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 12 SUPPL., 2003, Pages

  Fowler, Robert A ^a,b   Berenson, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anemia; Blood; Conservation; Critical; Diagnostic; Intensive; Management; Phlebotomy; Restrictive; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACT REPORT; ANEMIA; ARTERY CATHETER; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD STORAGE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ERYTHROCYTE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MICROANALYSIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PHLEBOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0348147562     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000099350.50651.46     Document Type: Review

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