Fresh frozen plasma: Friend or faux pas in critical illness?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2714-2716

  Stanworth, Simon J ^a   Walsh, Timothy S ^b  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute lung injury; Blood coagulation; Critical illness; Fresh frozen plasma

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA;

BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG INJURY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 27944452226     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000186730.64411.46     Document Type: Editorial

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