A retrospective study evaluating single-unit red blood cell transfusions in reducing allogeneic blood exposure

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 307-312

  Ma, M ^a   Eckert, K ^b   Ralley, F ^a   Chin Yee, Ian ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^c CANADIAN BLOOD SERVICES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood audit; Blood utilization; Conservation; Red blood cell transfusion

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEMOGLOBIN ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 27744449971     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: 13653148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0958-7578.2005.00592.x     Document Type: Article

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