What is really dangerous: Anaemia or transfusion?

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 107, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Shander, A ^a,b   Javidroozi, M ^a   Ozawa, S ^a   Hare, G M T ^c,d  

^a ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

anaemia; blood transfusion; haematocrit; morbidity; mortality; risk factors

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADAPTATION; ANEMIA; AORTA CHEMORECEPTOR; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BREATHING; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; METABOLISM; MICROCIRCULATION; OXYGEN BLOOD LEVEL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN SENSING; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE OXYGENATION; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

EID: 83455212020     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aer350     Document Type: Article

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