Patient blood management: A fresh look at a fresh approach to blood transfusion

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1127-1137

  Liumbruno, G M ^a   Vaglio, S ^b   Grazzini, G ^c   Spahn, D R ^d   Biancofiore, G ^e  

^a SAN GIOVANNI CALIBITA FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c Blood Centre   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Complications; Disease management

Indexed keywords

ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ANEMIA; BLEEDING; BLOOD CONSERVATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DRUG USE; ERYTHROPOIESIS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANESTHESIOLOGIST; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

ANESTHESIOLOGISTS; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PERIOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 84945200540     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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