Cell salvage for obstetric patients who decline blood transfusion - a national survey

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 64-65

  Jennings, A ^a   Brennan, C ^a  

^a RUSSELLS HALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CESAREAN SECTION; HUMAN; JEHOVAH'S WITNESS; LETTER; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OBSTETRIC HEMORRHAGE; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CESAREAN SECTION; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES; OPERATIVE BLOOD SALVAGE; PLACENTA PREVIA; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 84872680715     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: 13653148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3148.2012.01185.x     Document Type: Letter

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