Preoperative hematocrit levels and outcomes after noncardiac surgery [2]

JAMA

Volumn 298, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 1512-1513

  Nemergut, Edward C ^a   Littlewood, Keith E ^a   De Souza, Duncan G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL;

ANEMIA; CORONARY STENT; HEART INFARCTION; HEART SURGERY; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; LETTER; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOSIS; MORTALITY; NOTE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK FACTOR; SURGERY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; POLYCYTHEMIA;

ANEMIA; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; POLYCYTHEMIA;

EID: 34948820142     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

References (5)

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