Cornerstones of patient blood management in surgery

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 150-157

  Butcher, A ^a   Richards, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bleeding; iron deficiency; patient blood management; preoperative anaemia; surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; PATIENT SAFETY; POINT OF CARE TESTING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; SURGERY; SURGICAL PATIENT; ANEMIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

ANEMIA; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 85046649292     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: 13653148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tme.12476     Document Type: Review

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