Rationalizing blood transfusion in cardiac surgery: Preliminary findings with a red cell volume-based model

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 154-156

  Slight, R D ^a   Fung, A K Y ^a   Alonzi, C ^a   Bappu, N J ^a   McClelland, D B L ^b   Mankad, P S ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH NATIONAL BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood; Cardiac surgery; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; DECISION MAKING; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 33846915117     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2006.00883.x     Document Type: Article

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