Transfusion strategy in multiple trauma patients

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 646-655

  Theusinger, Oliver M ^a   Stein, Philipp ^a   Spahn, Donat R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Allogeneic blood products; Assessment of anemia; Pathophysiology of transfusions; Transfusion triggers; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASMA TRANSFUSION; REVIEW; COMPLICATION; PROCEDURES;

ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; MULTIPLE TRAUMA;

EID: 84927799359     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0000000000000152     Document Type: Review

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