Determinants of transfusion decisions in a mixed Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit: A prospective cohort study

Blood Transfusion

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 106-110

  Vlaar, Alexander P J ^a   In Der Maur, Anne L ^a   Binnekade, Jan M ^a   Schultz, Marcus J ^a   Juffermans, Nicole P ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Intensive care; Practice; Red blood cells; Transfusion practice; Transfusion trigger

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ANEMIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 66349107745     PISSN: 17232007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2450/2008.0042-08     Document Type: Article

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