Obstetric and trauma database review at a single institution finds the optimal maternal age restriction for the transfusion of O-blood to women involved in trauma to be 45 years

Transfusion

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2488-2489

  Bhella, Sita ^a   Gerard, Lauren ^a   Lin, Yulia ^a   Rizoli, Sandro ^a   Callum, Jeannie ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BIRTH RATE; BLOOD GROUP O; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DATA BASE; DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; INJURY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LETTER; MATERNAL AGE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PUBLICATION; RECIPIENT;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869167231     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2012.03847.x     Document Type: Letter

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