Perioperative treatment algorithm for bleeding burn patients reduces allogeneic blood product requirements

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 376-381

  Schaden, E ^a   Kimberger, O ^a   Kraincuk, P ^a   Baron, D M ^a   Metnitz, P G ^a   Kozek Langenecker, S ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Evangelical Hospital   (Austria)

Author keywords

blood, coagulation; fibrinogen; laboratory techniques and procedures, thrombelastography; wound and injuries, burns

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN CONCENTRATE; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; THROMBOCYTE CONCENTRATE; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BURN PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; TRAUMA INDUCED COAGULOPATHY;

EID: 84865251063     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aes186     Document Type: Article

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