The silent risks of blood transfusion

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 664-668

  Rawn, James ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Cardiac surgery; Clinical outcomes; Interventional cardiology

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; HEART INFARCTION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ANEMIA; BLOOD PRESERVATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG STORAGE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 53549099375     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACO.0b013e32830f1fd1     Document Type: Review

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