Transfusion practice in total hip arthroplasty in Danish departments of orthopaedic surgery;Transfusionspraksis ved total hoftealloplastik på danske ortopædkirurgiske afdelinger

Ugeskrift for Laeger

Volumn 171, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 973-977

  Pedersen, Alma B ^a   Mehnert, Frank ^b   Overgaard, Søren ^c   Møller, Bjarne ^a   Johnsen, Søren P ^d  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Ortopædkirurgisk Afdeling   (Denmark)

^d Klinisk Immunologisk Afdeling   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENMARK; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS; REGISTER; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; DENMARK; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70450228909     PISSN: 00415782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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