Transfusion audit of fresh-frozen plasma in southern Taiwan

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 270-274

  Yeh, C J ^a   Wu, C F ^a   Hsu, W T ^a   Hsieh, L L ^a   Lin, S F ^a   Liu, T C ^a,b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

FFP; Plasma transfusion; Plasma usage audit; Taiwan; Transfusion guidelines

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMPUTER SYSTEM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN;

BLOOD COMPONENT TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PLASMA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TAIWAN;

EID: 33748363289     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2006.00819.x     Document Type: Article

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