Intraoperative transfusion, triggers and precision - An oxymoron

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 209-210

  Soni, N ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ANESTHESIST; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD VOLUME; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; HEMODYNAMICS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HYPOTENSION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MEDICAL PRACTICE; SCREENING; SHOCK; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 49849085118     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: 13653148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3148.2008.00872.x     Document Type: Editorial

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