Population-based audit of fresh-frozen plasma transfusion practices

Transfusion

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1921-1925

  Palo, Riikka ^a   Capraro, Leena ^b   Hovilehto, Seppo ^b   Koivuranta, Merja ^b   Krusius, Tom ^b   Loponen, Elina ^b   Mäntykoski, Ritva ^b   Pentti, Jussi ^b   Pitkänen, Otto ^b   Raitakari, Maria ^b   Rimpiläinen, Jussi ^b   Salmenperä, Markku ^b   Salo, Hanna ^b   Mäki, Tiina ^b  

^a Meilahti Hospital   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD COMPONENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PLASMA TRANSFUSION; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; SURGICAL PATIENT;

BLOOD COMPONENT TRANSFUSION; FINLAND; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PLASMA; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33750330931     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2006.00998.x     Document Type: Article

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