Implementation of the Continuous AutoTransfusion System (C.A.T.S) in open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: An observational comparative cohort study

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 32-39

  Tawfick, Wael A ^a   O'Connor, Martina ^a   Hynes, Niamh ^a   Sultan, Sherif ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

^b Galway Clinic   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Allogenic blood; Autotransfusion; C.A.T.S; Cell saver; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; BLOOD VOLUME; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AUTOLOGOUS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 38649093594     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1538574407309316     Document Type: Article

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