Personal view: Crystalloid transfusion in acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage: Is it beneficial? An historical perspective

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 493-496

  Duggan, J M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDOSIS; BLEEDING DISORDER; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; BLOOD VOLUME; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CRYSTALLOID; DRUG SAFETY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; HYPOVOLEMIA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SHOCK; STOMACH MUCOSA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WAR;

ANIMALS; BLOOD VOLUME; DOGS; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS; WAR; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33745897919     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2006.03011.x     Document Type: Review

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