Red cell transfusion in orthopaedic surgery: A benchmark study performed combining data from different data sources

Blood Transfusion

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 383-387

  Verlicchi, Franco ^a   Desalvo, Fausto ^b   Zanotti, Gabriele ^c   Morotti, Loretta ^d   Tomasini, Ivana ^a  

^a Department of Clinical Pathology and Transfusion Medicine ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c Department of Specialized Surgery   (Italy)

^d Integrated Laboratory of Romagna   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benchmark; Blood transfusion; ICD9; Orthopaedics; Surgery

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT CODING; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BENCHMARKING; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054899950     PISSN: 17232007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2450/2011.0095-10     Document Type: Article

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