Determinants of red blood cell transfusions in a pediatric critical care unit: A prospective, descriptive epidemiological study

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2637-2644

  Armano, Ruth ^a   Gauvin, France ^a   Ducruet, Thierry ^a   Lacroix, Jacques ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b JOHNSON AND JOHNSON   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Critical care; Erythrocyte; Intensive care; Pediatrics; Red blood cell; Risk factor; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 27944490371     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000185645.84802.73     Document Type: Article

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