A critical appraisal of "transfusion strategies for patients in pediatric intensive care units" by Lacroix J, Hebert PC, Hutchison, et al (N Engl J Med 2007; 356:1609-1619)

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 393-396

  Adams, Eloa S ^a  

^a LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Erythrocyte; Pediatric intensive care; Red blood cell transfusion

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISEASE COURSE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 70349335226     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e318198b139     Document Type: Article

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