Acute transfusion reactions at a national referral hospital in Uganda: A prospective study

Transfusion

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2804-2810

  Waiswa, Musa K ^a,b   Moses, Ali ^c   Seremba, Emmanuel ^a,b   Ddungu, Henry ^b,d   Hume, Heather A ^b,e  

^a MULAGO NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL   (Uganda)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Uganda)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^d UGANDA CANCER INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; CONSENSUS; DEATH; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TACHYCARDIA; UGANDA; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TIME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; UGANDA;

EID: 84912094241     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/trf.12684     Document Type: Article

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