Appropriateness of red blood cell use in orthopedic surgery and traumatology: Analysis of transfusion practice

European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 129-135

  Colomina, Maria J ^a   De Miguel, Marcos ^a   Pelavski, Andrés ^a   Castellá, Dolors ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Orthopedic surgery; Red blood cell use; Transfusion practice; Trauma surgery

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 84856614975     PISSN: 16338065     EISSN: 14321068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00590-011-0816-8     Document Type: Article

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