Survey on stated transfusion practices in PICUs

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 409-416

  Du Pont Thibodeau, Geneviève ^a   Tucci, Marisa ^a   Ducruet, Thierry ^b   Lacroix, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Intensive care; Pediatrics; Practice pattern; Risk factor; Survey; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRONCHIOLITIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FALLOT TETRALOGY; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTENSIVIST; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEPTIC SHOCK; BLOOD; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FRANCE; INFANT; MALE; METABOLISM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STANDARDS; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

HEMOGLOBIN;

BRONCHIOLITIS; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FRANCE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SHOCK, SEPTIC; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84902239750     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: 19473893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000000121     Document Type: Review

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