Editorial: "Formula-Driven" Versus "Lab-Driven" Massive Transfusion Protocols: At a State of Clinical Equipoise

Transfusion Medicine Reviews

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 247-254

  Callum, Jeannie L ^a   Nascimento, Bartolomeu ^a   Tien, Homer ^a,b   Rizoli, Sandro ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b Canadian Forces Health Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; BLOOD COMPONENT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL STUDY; HUMAN; INJURY; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TURNAROUND TIME;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; BLOOD COAGULATION TESTS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PLASMA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOCK, HEMORRHAGIC; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 70249140200     PISSN: 08877963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmrv.2009.06.007     Document Type: Article

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