How can we explain the gap between randomised studies and 'real life' practice in postoperative transfusion triggers Do we need to change recommended thresholds for transfusion

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 460-461

  Rosencher, Nadia ^a   Ozier, Yves ^a   Souied, François ^a   Lienhart, Andre ^a   Samama, Charles Marc ^a  

^a Institut Cochin   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL PROCEDURE; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; BLEEDING; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EDITORIAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEART INFARCTION; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DEVICE; MORTALITY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POINT OF CARE TESTING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SURGICAL PATIENT;

ANESTHESIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ERYTHROCYTES; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; KINETICS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 84868540222     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e328356073c     Document Type: Editorial

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