Perioperative Red Blood Cell Transfusion and Outcome in Stable Patients after Elective Major Vascular Surgery

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 311-318

  Bursi, F ^a   Barbieri, A ^a   Politi, L ^a   Di Girolamo, A ^a   Malagoli, A ^a   Grimaldi, T ^a   Rumolo, A ^a   Busani, S ^a   Girardis, M ^a   Jaffe, A S ^b   Modena, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Death; Myocardial infarction; Outcome; Transfusion; Vascular surgery

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AGED; ANEMIA; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 61649115140     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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