Blood conservation in cardiac surgery: The Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) experience

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2004, Pages S18-S23

  Green, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; HEMOGLOBIN; HEPARIN; PROTAMINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD STORAGE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CRYOPRECIPITATE; DATA BASE; ERYTHROCYTE; EXPERIENCE; HEART SURGERY; HEMODILUTION; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE; TRAINING; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 4444325601     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2004.05.002     Document Type: Article

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