Postoperative blood loss and transfusion associated with use of Hextend in cardiac surgery patients at a blood conservation center

Transfusion

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 768-775

  Moskowitz, David M ^a   Shander, Aryeh ^b   Javidroozi, Mazyar ^b   Klein, James J ^b   Perelman, Seth I ^b   Nemeth, Jeffrey ^b   Ergin, M Arisan ^b  

^a ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HETASTARCH;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CONSERVATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HETASTARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC SURGERY;

EID: 41149143845     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2007.01627.x     Document Type: Article

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