A survey of US and Canadian hospitals' paediatric massive transfusion protocol policies

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 49-56

  Horst, J ^a   Leonard, J C ^b   Vogel, A ^a   Jacobs, R ^a   Spinella, P C ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Damage control resuscitation; Haemorrhage; Massive transfusion protocol; Paediatrics; Red blood cells

Indexed keywords

AMINOCAPROIC ACID; FIBRINOGEN CONCENTRATE; PROTHROMBIN COMPLEX; RECOMBINANT BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7A; TRANEXAMIC ACID; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM;

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANADA; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PLASMA TRANSFUSION; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; BLOOD STORAGE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; INFANT; MALE; PLASMA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDS;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; BLOOD PRESERVATION; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PLASMA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84957545730     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: 13653148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tme.12277     Document Type: Article

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