A randomized comparison of transfusion triggers in elective orthopaedic surgery using leucocyte-depleted red blood cells

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 56-64

  So Osman, C ^a   Nelissen, R ^b   Te Slaa, R ^c   Coene, L ^d   Brand, R ^b   Brand, A ^a  

^a Sanquin Blood Bank South West Region ^*  (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c REINIER DE GRAAF HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d HAGA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Orthopaedic surgery; Randomized study; Red blood cell transfusion; Transfusion trigger

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKAPHERESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; NETHERLANDS; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOCYTE REDUCTION PROCEDURES; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73649132288     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2009.01225.x     Document Type: Article

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