A new perspective on best transfusion practices

Blood Transfusion

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 193-202

  Shander, Aryeh ^a   Gross, Irwin ^b   Hill, Steven ^c   Javidroozi, Mazyar ^a   Sledge, Sharon ^d  

^a ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EASTERN MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Medical Center   (United States)

^d NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Allogeneic blood transfusion; Guidelines; Haemoglobin; Red blood cell

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ACIDOSIS; BLEEDING; BLOOD SAFETY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOTHERMIA; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CRITICAL CARE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMANS;

EID: 84876902442     PISSN: 17232007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2450/2012.0195-12     Document Type: Review

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