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High rate of inappropriate blood transfusions in the management of children with severe anemia in Ugandan hospitals
BACKGROUND: Severe anaemia (SA) is a common reason for hospitalisation of children in sub-Saharan Africa but the extent to which blood transfusion is used appropriately in the management of severe anemia has hitherto remained unknown. We report on the use of blood transfusion in the management of an...
Autores principales: | Opoka, Robert O., Ssemata, Andrew S., Oyang, William, Nambuya, Harriet, John, Chandy C., Tumwine, James K., Karamagi, Charles |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6052584/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30021576 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3382-5 |
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