Restrictive transfusion triggers in major orthopaedic surgery: Effective and safe?

Blood Transfusion

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 169-171

  Muñoz, Manuel ^a   Leal Noval, Santiago Ramón ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; MAJOR SURGERY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84876910600     PISSN: 17232007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2450/2013.0276-12     Document Type: Review

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