Cost and utilization of blood transfusion associated with spinal surgeries in the United States

European Spine Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 353-363

  Blanchette, Christopher M ^a   Wang, Peter F ^a   Joshi, Ashish V ^b   Asmussen, Mikael ^c   Saunders, William ^a   Kruse, Peter ^b  

^a Premier Inc   (United States)

^b NOVO NORDISK INC   (United States)

^c NOVO NORDISK A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Burden of illness; Cost; Spinal fusion surgery

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; PLASMA SUBSTITUTE; SEALANT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PLASMA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALVAGE THERAPY; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DATABASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947308899     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-006-0066-3     Document Type: Article

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