The success of our patient blood management program depended on an institution-wide change in transfusion practices

Transfusion

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 2617-2624

  Oliver, James C ^a   Griffin, Russell L ^b   Hannon, Timothy ^d   Marques, Marisa B ^c  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^d Strategic Healthcare Group LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CONSERVATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; BLOOD BANK; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RED CROSS; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSFUSION MEDICINE; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALABAMA; BLOOD BANKS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RED CROSS; TRANSFUSION MEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908491598     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/trf.12536     Document Type: Article

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