The impact of blood use on patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery: A prospective study

Giornale di Chirurgia

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 20-26

  Lako, S ^a   Bilali, S ^b   Memishaj, S ^a   Daka, A ^a   Dedej, T ^b   Nurka, T ^b   Bilali, V ^b   Gjylameti, V ^b  

^a AMERICAN HOSPITAL   (Albania)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CENTER MOTHER TERESA   (Albania)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Cardiac surgery; Graft

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84899619366     PISSN: 03919005     EISSN: 1971145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11138/gchir/2014.35.1.020     Document Type: Article

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