Transfusion practice in the critically ill: Can we do better?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 232-234

  Corwin, Howard L ^a,b  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; CELL DAMAGE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EDITORIAL; ERYTHROCYTE PRESERVATION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEART SURGERY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; OXYGEN; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 12244272430     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000151075.26901.2F     Document Type: Editorial

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