Reducing blood loss in synostosis surgery: The liverpool experience

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1424-1430

  Duncan, Christian ^a   Richardson, David ^a   May, Paul ^a   Thiruchelvam, Janavikulam ^a   Shong, David Chin ^a   Potter, Frank ^a   Grogan, Joan ^b   Caswell, Mark ^b  

^a Merseyside Supra Regional Craniofacial Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Craniosynostosis, blood salvage, blood use

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; HUMAN; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAPHOCEPHALIA; SKULL MALFORMATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED KINGDOM; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CRANIOTOMY; DIATHERMY; DRUG COMBINATION; HEMOSTASIS; INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE;

BONE WAX; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOSTATIC AGENT; OXIDIZED CELLULOSE; OXIDIZED REGENERATED CELLULOSE; PALMITIC ACID DERIVATIVE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT; WAX;

BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CELLULOSE, OXIDIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL AUDIT; CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; CRANIOTOMY; DIATHERMY; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HEMOGLOBINS; HEMOSTATIC TECHNIQUES; HEMOSTATICS; HUMANS; INFANT; PALMITATES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; WAXES;

EID: 58249089774     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181843591     Document Type: Article

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