The Effect of Anemia and Blood Transfusions on Mortality in Closed Head Injury Patients

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 163-167

  Duane, Therèse M ^a   Mayglothling, Julie ^a   Grandhi, Ramesh ^a   Warrier, Nisha ^a   Aboutanos, Michel B ^a   Wolfe, Luke G ^a   Malhotra, Ajai K ^a   Ivatury, Rao R ^a  

^a Division of Trauma   (United States)

Author keywords

anemia; closed head injury; mortality; outcome; transfusion; trauma

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRECIPITATE; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; HEAD INJURY; HEMATOCRIT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; THROMBOCYTE;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 43549106304     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2008.02.044     Document Type: Article

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