Intraoperative transfusion in older patients with low preoperative haematocrit levels and substantial blood loss during major non-cardiac surgery is associated with lower 30-day postoperative mortality

Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 185-186

  Carson, Jeffrey L ^a   Kim, Sarang ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; NOTE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROBABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

EID: 78649897874     PISSN: 13565524     EISSN: 14736810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ebm1137     Document Type: Note

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