Prevention of febrile nonhemolytic and allergic transfusion reactions with pretransfusion medication: Is this evidence-based medicine?

Transfusion

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2274-2276

  Tobian, Aaron A R ^a   King, Karen E ^a   Ness, Paul M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHENHYDRAMINE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO;

ALLERGIC TRANSFUSION REACTION; APHERESIS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; FEBRILE NONHEMOLYTIC TRANSFUSION REACTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEUKOCYTE; LIVER TOXICITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URINE RETENTION; XEROSTOMIA;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEVER; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE REDUCTION PROCEDURES; PREMEDICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 55349089198     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2008.01924.x     Document Type: Editorial

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