Drugs and blood transfusions: Dogma- or evidence-based practice?

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 6-15

  Murdock, J ^a,e   Watson, D ^b   Doree C J ^c   Blest, A ^c   Roberts, M M ^d   Brunskill, S J ^c  

^a Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service   (United Kingdom)

^b Scottish Blood Transfusion Service   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

^d Welsh Blood Service   (United Kingdom)

^e BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Drugs; Red blood cells; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORPROMAZINE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DEFEROXAMINE; GLYCEROL; HEMOGLOBIN; HEPARIN; HYDROMORPHONE; INSULIN; KETAMINE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; PETHIDINE; PROMETHAZINE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VANCOMYCIN;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CELL STRUCTURE; COADMINISTRATION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; IRON CHELATING AGENTS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS;

EID: 62549127714     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: 13653148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3148.2008.00896.x     Document Type: Review

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