Highly conservative phlebotomy in adult intensive care - A prospective randomized controlled trial

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 434-437

  Harber, C R ^a,b   Sosnowski, K J ^a   Hegde, R M ^a  

^a Logan Hospital Intensive Care Unit   (Australia)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Blood wastage; Haemoglobin; Intensive care; Phlebotomy; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLEEDING; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING STAFF; PHLEBOTOMY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL RISK;

EID: 33747010465     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0603400414     Document Type: Article

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