Prothrombin complex concentrate use in coagulopathy of lethal brain injuries increases organ donation

American Surgeon

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 335-338

  Joseph, Bellal ^a   Aziz, Hassan ^a   Pandit, Viraj ^a   Hays, Daniel ^a   Kulvatunyou, Narong ^a   Tang, Andrew ^a   Wynne, Julie ^a   O'Keeffe, Terence ^a   Green, Donald J ^a   Friese, Randall S ^a   Gruessner, Rainer ^a   Rhee, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTHROMBIN COMPLEX; RECOMBINANT BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 9; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR; PROTHROMBIN COMPLEX CONCENTRATES;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE REGISTRY; DRUG COST; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LETHALITY; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN INJURY; ECONOMICS; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; MORTALITY; REGISTER; STATISTICS; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; BLOOD COAGULATION FACTORS; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 84904353412     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: 15559823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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