Variation of blood transfusion in patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 257, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 266-278

  Qian, Feng ^a   Osler, Turner M ^b   Eaton, Michael P ^a   Dick, Andrew W ^c   Hohmann, Samuel F ^d,e   Lustik, Stewart J ^a   Diachun, Carol A ^a   Pasternak, Robert ^a   Wissler, Richard N ^a   Glance, Laurent G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c RAND Health   (United States)

^d University HealthSystem Consortium   (United States)

^e RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

blood transfusion; noncardiac surgery; variation

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLON RESECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR SURGERY; MALE; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PLASMA TRANSFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COLECTOMY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HOSPITALS, HIGH-VOLUME; HOSPITALS, LOW-VOLUME; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HOSPITALS, VOLUNTARY; HUMANS; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84872282566     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31825ffc37     Document Type: Article

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