Intraoperative cell salvage in South Africa: Feasible, beneficial and economical

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 754-757

  Solomon, L ^a,b   von Rahden, R P ^a,b   Allorto, N L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b GREY'S HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

^c Pietermaritzburg Metropolitan Complex ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE CELL SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALVAGE THERAPY; SOUTH AFRICA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; PEROPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALVAGE THERAPY; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84885033625     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.7355     Document Type: Article

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