Identifying factors to minimize phlebotomy-induced blood loss in the pediatric intensive care unit

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 22-27

  Valentine, Stacey L ^a   Bateman, Scot T ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

anemia; blood; catheters; children; critical illness; indwelling; phlebotomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VOLUME; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHILD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; LABORATORY TEST; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHLEBOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANEMIA; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHLEBOTOMY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84855692067     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: 19473893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e318219681d     Document Type: Article

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