The future of observational research and randomized controlled trials in red blood cell transfusion medicine

Shock

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2014, Pages 98-101

  Vincent, Jean Louis ^a   Sakr, Yasser ^b   Lelubre, Christophe ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Uniklinikum Jena ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Critically ill; ICU; mortality; randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; COMORBIDITY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TRANSFUSION MEDICINE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HEMORRHAGE; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SHOCK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRENDS;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; SHOCK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84899485930     PISSN: 10732322     EISSN: 15400514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SHK.0000000000000090     Document Type: Article

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