Transfusion practices for acute traumatic brain injury: A survey of physicians at US trauma centers

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 480-488

  Sena, Matthew J ^a   Rivers, Ryan M ^a   Muizelaar, J Paul ^a   Battistella, Felix D ^a   Utter, Garth H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Survey; Transfusion; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRAIN INJURIES; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRANIOTOMY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 60449113183     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-008-1289-z     Document Type: Article

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