Concentration of transfusion resources on a few pathologies and a few patients: Analysis of the comprehensive in-hospital patient database

Transfusion

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 217-227

  Beguin, Claire ^b   Closon, Marie Christine ^b   Vandekerckhove, Philippe ^b   Baele, Philippe ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL PATIENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BELGIUM; BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSPLANTS;

EID: 33846437844     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2007.01092.x     Document Type: Article

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