Resource implications of adopting a restrictive neonatal blood transfusion policy

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 916-917

  Harrison, M C ^a   Pillay, S ^a   Joolay, Y ^a   Rhoda, N ^a   Raban, M S ^a   Horn, A R ^a   Tooke, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Blood transfusions; Clinical resources; Evidence based medicine; Neonatal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEWBORN; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANEMIA, NEONATAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COST CONTROL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POLICY MAKING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84889592713     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.6858     Document Type: Article

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