Restrictive blood transfusion practices are associated with improved patient outcomes

Transfusion

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 2753-2759

  Goodnough, Lawrence T ^a   Maggio, Paul ^b   Hadhazy, Eric ^c   Shieh, Lisa ^b   Hernandez Boussard, Tina ^b   Khari, Paul ^c   Shah, Neil ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; AGED; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84908897575     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/trf.12723     Document Type: Article

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