A cluster-randomized controlled trial of a blood conservation algorithm in patients undergoing total hip joint arthroplasty

Transfusion

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 832-841

  Wong, Cindy J ^b   Vandervoort, Margaret K ^b   Vandervoort, Suzanne L ^b   Donner, Allan ^b   Zou, Guangyong ^b   MacDonald, John K ^b   Freedman, John ^b   Karkouti, Keyvan ^b   MacDonald, Steven J ^b   Feagan, Brian G ^a  

^a ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLOOD CONSERVATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZATION; RISK FACTOR; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AUTOLOGOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34247603208     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2007.01197.x     Document Type: Article

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