Blood-conservation techniques in craniofacial surgery

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 525-529

  Meara, John G ^a   Smith, Ebonie M ^b   Harshbarger, Raymond J ^c   Farlo, Joe N ^d   Matar, Maria M ^d   Levy, Mike L ^e  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^e RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood conservation; Blood transfusion; Craniofacial; Craniosynostosis; Erythropoietin; Fronto orbital advancement

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD VOLUME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; ERYTHROCYTE; EXPOSURE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMODILUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CRANIOFACIAL DYSOSTOSIS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ERYTHROPOIETIN, RECOMBINANT; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOSTATIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; INFANT; IRON; VITAMIN K;

EID: 17644427655     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000157901.57961.3b     Document Type: Review

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