Is there a "magic" hemoglobin number? Clinical decision support promoting restrictive blood transfusion practices

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 927-933

  Goodnough, Lawrence Tim ^a   Shah, Neil ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; ADULT;

ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84942195751     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.24101     Document Type: Review

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