Anemia and blood transfusion practices in the critically ill: A prospective cohort review

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 217-225

  Thomas, Jissy ^a   Jensen, Louise ^a   Nahirniak, Susan ^b   Gibney, R T Noel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHLEBOTOMY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALBERTA; ANEMIA; APACHE; COMORBIDITY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBOTOMY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952673615     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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