Febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reactions: Management by premedication and cost implications in adult patients

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 128, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 991-995

  Ezidiegwu, Christian N ^a   Lauenstein, Karla J ^a   Rosales, Lazaro C ^a   Kelly, Karen C ^a   Henry, John Bernard ^a  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPYRETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD COMPONENT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEBRILE NONHEMOLYTIC TRANSFUSION REACTION; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; RECIPIENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADULT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEVER; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PREMEDICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 4444318322     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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