Intraoperative Massive Transfusion Decreases Survival After Liver Transplantation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 789-791

  Boin, I F S F ^a   Leonardi, M I ^a   Luzo, A C M ^a   Cardoso, A R ^a   Caruy, C A ^a   Leonardi, L S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 42949131339     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.02.058     Document Type: Article

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