Geographic variability in potentially discretionary red blood cell transfusions after coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 148, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 3084-3089

  Likosky, Donald S ^a   Al Attar, Paul M ^a   Malenka, David J ^b   Furnary, Anthony P ^c   Lehr, Eric J ^d   Paone, Gaetano ^e   Kommareddi, Mallika ^a   Helm, Robert ^f   Jin, Ruyun ^g   Maynard, Charles ^h   Hanson, Eric C ⁱ   Olmstead, Elaine M ^b   Mackenzie, Todd A ^b   Ross, Cathy S ^b   Zhang, Min ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^c Starr Wood Cardiac Group   (United States)

^d Swedish Heart and Vascular Institute   (United States)

^e HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f Portsmouth Regional Hospital   (United States)

^g Medical Data Research Center   (United States)

^h Clinical Outcomes Assessment Program   (United States)

ⁱ WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CREATININE;

ADULT; AGE; AORTA CLAMPING; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE MIX; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEMATOCRIT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OFF PUMP CORONARY SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; SURGICAL PATIENT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84920042122     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: 1097685X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.07.106     Document Type: Article

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