A prospective, randomized, double-blind controlled trial of acetaminophen and diphenhydramine pretransfusion medication versus placebo for the prevention of transfusion reactions

Transfusion

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2285-2291

  Kennedy, LeAnne D ^a   Case, L Douglas ^a   Hurd, David D ^a   Cruz, Julia M ^a   Pomper, Gregory J ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHENHYDRAMINE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREMEDICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LEUKOCYTE REDUCTION PROCEDURES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PREMEDICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 55349091698     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2008.01858.x     Document Type: Article

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