Role of intraoperative red cell salvage and autologus transfusion in metastatic spine surgery: A pilot study and review of literature

Asian Spine Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 167-172

  Gakhar, Harinder ^a   Bagouri, Munzer ^a   Bommireddy, Rajendranath ^a   Klezl, Zdenek ^a  

^a ROYAL DERBY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Operative blood salvage; Spinal cord compression

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885714625     PISSN: 19761902     EISSN: 19767846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4184/asj.2013.7.3.167     Document Type: Article

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