Strategies to preempt and reduce the use of blood products: An Australian perspective

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 66-73

  Hofmann, Axel ^a,c   Farmer, Shannon ^a,b,c   Towler, Simon C ^a,c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

anemia; blood loss; hypoxia; patient blood management; transfusion

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; AUSTRALIA; BLEEDING; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL FEE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY;

ANEMIA; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 84855809851     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: 14736500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACO.0b013e32834eb726     Document Type: Review

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