A possible new paradigm? A survey-based assessment of the use of thawed group A plasma for trauma resuscitation in the United States

Transfusion

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 125-129

  Dunbar, Nancy M ^a   Yazer, Mark H ^b,c  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR TRANSFUSION MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM;

ADULT; BLOOD; BLOOD COMPONENT THERAPY; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; PLASMA; PROCEDURES; RESUSCITATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; ADULT; BLOOD COMPONENT TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PLASMA; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; RESUSCITATION; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84954370943     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/trf.13266     Document Type: Article

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