Risk factors influencing transfusion rates in DIEP flap breast reconstruction

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1773-1782

  Appleton, Sarah E ^a,b,c   Ngan, Adrienne ^a,b,c   Kent, Blaine ^a,b,c   Morris, Steven F ^a,b,c,d  

^a Queen s University   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Anesthesia ^*  (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; NOVA SCOTIA; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 79955662460     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31820cf1dd     Document Type: Article

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