Transfusion rates vary significantly amongst Canadian medical centres

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 581-590

  Hutton, Brian ^a,b   Fergusson, Dean ^a,b   Tinmouth, Alan ^a,b,c   McIntyre, Lauralyn ^a,b   Kmetic, Andrew ^a,b   Hébert, Paul C ^a,b,d  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c CANADIAN BLOOD SERVICES   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEART SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23844439914     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03015766     Document Type: Article

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