Controversies in RBC transfusion in the critically ill

Chest

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1583-1590

  Hébert, Paul C ^a,c   Tinmouth, Alan ^a   Corwin, Howard L ^b  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Box 201 ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Critically ill; RBC; Risk; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANEMIA; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEPTIC SHOCK;

EID: 34248595605     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.06-1055     Document Type: Article

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