Red blood cell use outside the operating theater: A prospective observational study with modeling of potential blood conservation during severe blood shortages

Transfusion

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2060-2069

  Joseph, Bridgid G ^a   Hendry, Catrina ^a   Walsh, Timothy S ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD CONSERVATION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL STAFF; MODEL; MONITORING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPERATING ROOM; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLING; SURGICAL PATIENT; VITAL SIGN;

BLOOD PRESERVATION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 70350464552     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2009.02244.x     Document Type: Article

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