Unnecessary autologous donation and hemodilution for low blood loss procedures

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 86-

  Toy, P ^a   Viele, M ^a   Weiskopf, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEMODILUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 17144473835     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(97)00229-8     Document Type: Letter

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2. RB Weiskopf Mathematical analysis of isovolemic hemodilution indicate that it can decrease the need for allogeneic blood transfusion Transfusion 35 1995 37 41
3. AM Audet LT Goodnough CA Parvin Evaluating the appropriateness of red blood cell transfusions: the limitations of retrospective medical record reviews Int J Q Health Care 8 1996 41 49
4. Transfusion Alert: Use of autologous blood. NIH Expert Panel on Autologous Blood Transfusion 35 1995 703 711
5. JP Aubuchon A Gettinger B Littenberg Determinants of physician ordering of preoperative autologous donation Vox Sanguinis 66 1994 176 181