Erythrocyte transfusion: Remedy or poison?

Anesthesiology

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1153-1155

  Le Manach, Yannick ^a   Syed, Summer ^b  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ANESTHESIST; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 84870255123     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e318271608b     Document Type: Review

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