Fresh frozen plasma: The most commonly prescribed hemostatic agent

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1794-1799

  Puetz, J ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOPTERIN; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; PLACEBO; WARFARIN;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; BURN; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PATIENT SAFETY; PLASMA TRANSFUSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; TREATMENT INDICATION;

BLOOD COMPONENT TRANSFUSION; HEMOSTASIS; HUMANS; PLASMA;

EID: 84885339544     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jth.12351     Document Type: Article

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