Evaluation of a multi-center randomised clinical trial on prophylactic transfusion of fresh frozen plasma: implications for future trials

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 292-296

  Muller M C A ^a   de Haan, R J ^a   Vroom, M B ^a   Juffermans, N P ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

critically ill; fresh frozen plasma; INR; randomised clinical trial

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHEST TUBE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERVOLEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTENSIVIST; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PLASMA TRANSFUSION; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TRACHEOSTOMY; TRANSFUSION RELATED ACUTE LUNG INJURY; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

EID: 84910660014     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: 13653148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tme.12151     Document Type: Article

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