Perioperative blood transfusion in gynecologic oncology surgery: Analysis of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 65-70

  Prescott, Lauren S ^a   Aloia, Thomas A ^a   Brown, Alaina J ^a   Taylor, Jolyn S ^a   Munsell, Mark F ^a   Sun, Charlotte C ^a   Schmeler, Kathleen M ^a   Levenback, Charles F ^a   Bodurka, Diane C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood utilization; Gynecologic oncology; NSQIP; Perioperative outcomes; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURGERY; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; SURGICAL INFECTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AGED; BLOOD; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84927721733     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2014.11.009     Document Type: Article

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