Blood transfusion practice today

Critical Care Clinics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 179-186

  Ward, Nicholas S ^a   Levy, Mitchell M ^a  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PHLEBOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLINICAL TRIALS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RISK; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 2342503845     PISSN: 07490704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2003.12.004     Document Type: Review

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