Blood transfusion is associated with infection and increased resource utilization in combat casualties

American Surgeon

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 619-625

  Dunne, James R ^a,d   Riddle, Mark S ^b   Danko, Janine ^a,b   Hayden, Rich ^c   Petersen, Kyle ^a,b  

^a US Naval Medical Research Unit No 3 Egypt   (Egypt)

^b Department of Infectious Disease ^*

^c US Naval Hospital   (Japan)

^d WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ADULT; ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFECTION; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; AGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSE RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOLDIER; SURVIVAL RATE; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WAR;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; WAR; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33748107395     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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