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Transfusion rates in emergency general surgery: high but modifiable

BACKGROUND: Transfusion of red blood cells (RBC) increases morbidity and mortality, and emergency general surgery (EGS) cases have increased risk for transfusion and complication given case complexity and patient acuity. Transfusion reduction strategies and blood-conservation technology have been de...

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Autores principales: Medvecz, Andrew, Bernard, Andrew, Hamilton, Courtney, Schuster, Kevin M, Guillamondegui, Oscar, Davenport, Daniel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7046949/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32154373
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tsaco-2019-000371