A study of pre-operative type and screen in breast surgery: Improved efficiency and cost saving

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 513-516

  Prichard, R S ^a   O'Keefe, M ^a   McLaughlin, R ^a   Malone, C ^a   Sweeney, K J ^a   Kerin, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Breast surgery; Cost efficiency

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; AXILLARY CLEARANCE; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; BREAST CANCER; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BREAST SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL PATIENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GROUPING AND CROSSMATCHING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BREAST; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY, MODIFIED RADICAL; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79955613211     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-010-0668-y     Document Type: Article

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