Perioperative Coagulation Management and Blood Conservation in Cardiac Surgery: A Canadian Survey

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 662-669

  Taneja, Ravi ^a   Fernandes, Philip ^a   Marwaha, Gulshan ^a   Cheng, Davy ^a   Bainbridge, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

anticoagulation; blood conservation; cardiac surgery; survey

Indexed keywords

APROTININ; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7A; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; HEPARIN; PROTAMINE; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; CANADA; DRUG MONITORING; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEART SURGERY; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL AUDIT; OPERATING ROOM; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; POINT OF CARE TESTING; POSTAL MAIL; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ANTICOAGULANTS; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEPARIN; HUMANS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; TRANEXAMIC ACID; WHOLE BLOOD COAGULATION TIME;

EID: 52149114450     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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