Implementation of a transfusion algorithm to reduce blood product utilization in pediatric cardiac surgery

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 639-646

  Whitney, Gina ^a   Daves, Suanne ^a   Hughes, Alex ^a   Watkins, Scott ^a   Woods, Marcella ^a   Kreger, Michael ^a   Marincola, Paula ^b   Chocron, Isaac ^b   Donahue, Brian ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

algorithms; blood component transfusion; cardiac; congenital; heart defects; quality improvement; red blood cell transfusion; surgery

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CRYOPRECIPITATE; ERYTHROCYTE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK; THROMBOCYTE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ALGORITHMS; ANESTHESIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHEST TUBES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84878749123     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pan.12126     Document Type: Article

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