Impact of major bleeding and blood transfusions after cardiac surgery: Analysis from the acute catheterization and urgent intervention triage strategy (ACUITY) trial

American Heart Journal

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 522-529

  Stone, Gregg W ^a   Clayton, Tim C ^b   Mehran, Roxana ^a   Dangas, George ^a   Parise, Helen ^a   Fahy, Martin ^a   Pocock, Stuart J ^b  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABCIXIMAB; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; ENOXAPARIN; EPTIFIBATIDE; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; HEMOGLOBIN; HEPARIN; HIRULOG;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858306098     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.11.016     Document Type: Article

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