Impact of introducing guidelines on anticoagulant reversal

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 99-105

  Salamat, A ^a   Seaton, J ^a   Watson, Henry G ^a  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Guidelines; Prothrombin complex concentrate; Warfarin reversal

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; PROTHROMBIN COMPLEX; VITAMIN K GROUP; WARFARIN;

BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW;

ANTICOAGULANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 18644365515     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0958-7578.2005.00558.x     Document Type: Review

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