Evaluation of the effects of different transfusion trigger levels during the treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 745-749

  Paananen, Pauliina ^a   Arola, Mikko O ^b   Pelliniemi, Tarja Terttu ^c   Salmi, Toivo T ^a   Lähteenmäki, Päivi M ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c TURKU UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Blood transfusion; Child; Platelet; Red blood cell

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HEMOGLOBIN;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CYTOPENIA; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FEVER; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FEVER; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; PLATELET COUNT; PLATELET TRANSFUSION; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 70349823604     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e3181b794d0     Document Type: Article

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