Massive bleeding: Are we doing our best?

Transfusion and Apheresis Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 287-290

  Marietta, Marco ^a   Pedrazzi, Paola ^a   Girardis, Massimo ^a   Luppi, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coagulopathy; Fresh frozen plasma; Massive bleeding; Massive transfusion; Trauma

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7A; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7A INHIBITOR; FIBRINOGEN; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; PROTHROMBIN COMPLEX; THROMBIN;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; FATALITY; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOPHILIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY; NONHUMAN; THROMBIN TIME;

FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; TIME FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 81955161820     PISSN: 14730502     EISSN: 18781683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2011.10.010     Document Type: Article

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