Serious hazards of transfusion underestimates the incidence of transfusion-related acute lung injury in the UK

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 268-

  Riedler, G F ^a   Dakin, Helen A ^b  

^a Regionales Blutspendezentrum   (Switzerland)

^b Decision Resources Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA;

ANAPHYLAXIS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; COST OF ILLNESS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; LUNG INJURY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANAPHYLAXIS; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUNG DISEASES; ORGANIZATIONS;

EID: 3142555842     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0042-9007.2004.00514.x     Document Type: Letter

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