Fresh-frozen plasma transfusion in patients with mild coagulation abnormalities at a large Canadian transfusion center [1]

Transfusion

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 748-

  Cheng, Calvino K ^a   Sadek, Irene ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA;

ADULT; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CANADA; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLASMA TRANSFUSION; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; BLOOD COMPONENT TRANSFUSION; CANADA; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; PLASMA; PROTHROMBIN TIME;

EID: 33947365556     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2007.01180.x     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

1. Abdel-Wahab OI, Healy B, Dzik WH. Effect of fresh-frozen plasma transfusion on prothrombin time and bleeding in patients with mild coagulation abnormalities. Transfusion, 2006;46:1279-85.
2. Wallis JP, Dzik S. Is fresh-frozen plasma overtransfused in the United States? Transfusion 2004;44:1674-5.