Safety and efficacy of perioperative cell salvage and autotransfusion after coronary artery bypass grafting: A randomized trial

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1553-1559

  Murphy, Gavin J ^b   Allen, Simon M ^a   Unsworth White, Jonathon ^a   Lewis, C Terence ^a   Dalrymple Hay, Malcolm J R ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

25

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD COAGULATION; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AUTOLOGOUS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 1942500951     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.10.045     Document Type: Article

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