Effect of hospital culture on blood transfusion in cardiac procedures

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1269-1274

  Jin, Ruyun ^a,b   Zelinka, Edy S ^a,c   McDonald, Julie ^a,c   Byrnes, Thomas ^a,c   Grunkemeier, Gary L ^a,b   Brevig, James ^a,c  

^a Medical Data Research Center   (United States)

^b Providence Regional Medical Center Everett   (United States)

^c Providence Health and Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD COMPONENT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIAC PATIENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CRYOPRECIPITATE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL PATIENT; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION;

BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875288918     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: 15526259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.08.008     Document Type: Article

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