A survey of autologous blood transfusion practices in Germany

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 335-341

  Kaufmann, J ^a   Klimek, M ^b   Kampe, S ^a   Paul, M ^a   Kasper, Stefan Mario ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c Zentralkrankenhaus Reinkenheide ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Autologous; Blood conservation; Blood donation; Blood salvage; Blood transfusion; Haemodilution; Peri operative

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; DEVICE; GERMANY; HEMODILUTION; HUMAN; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE;

BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AUTOLOGOUS; GERMANY; HEMODILUTION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 8144230526     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0958-7578.2004.00525.x     Document Type: Review

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