Use of fresh-frozen plasma at Royal Darwin Hospital: A retrospective audit

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 686-691

  Moylan, S ^a   Szabo, F ^a   Scott, H ^a   Kwok, G ^a  

^a ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Audit; Fresh frozen plasma; Indication

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; BLOOD STORAGE; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; PLASMA TRANSFUSION; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; TREATMENT INDICATION;

BLOOD COMPONENT TRANSFUSION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; NORTHERN TERRITORY; PLASMA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 54949096530     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2008.01730.x     Document Type: Article

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