Blood conservation in cardiac surgery

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 168-180

  Blaudszun, G ^a   Butchart, A ^a   Klein, A A ^a  

^a PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anaemia; blood products; cardiac surgery; transfusion

Indexed keywords

ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEMOSTATIC AGENT; IRON;

ANEMIA; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; BLOOD CONSERVATION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; HEART SURGERY; HEMODILUTION; HUMAN; IRON THERAPY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OFF PUMP SURGERY; POINT OF CARE TESTING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; BLOOD STORAGE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; PROCEDURES;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BLOOD PRESERVATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEMODILUTION; HUMANS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 85030246611     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: 13653148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tme.12475     Document Type: Review

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