Trends in the utilization of blood transfusions in spinal fusion in the United States from 2000 to 2009

Spine

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 297-303

  Yoshihara, Hiroyuki ^a,b   Yoneoka, Daisuke ^c  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

^b NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

allogeneic blood transfusion; autologous blood transfusion; blood transfusion; comorbidity; Nationwide Inpatient Sample; perioperative blood transfusion; spinal fusion; trend

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELIXHAUSER COMORBIDITY SCORE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE FUSION; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT; AGE; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINE; SURGERY; TRENDS; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SPINAL FUSION; SPINE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896715079     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000122     Document Type: Article

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