Predictive factors for perioperative blood transfusion in surgeries for correction of idiopathic, neuromuscular or congenital scoliosis

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association of clinical and demographic variables in patients requiring blood transfusion during elective surgery to treat scoliosis with the aim of identifying markers predictive of the need for blood transfusion. METHODS: Based on the review of medical charts at a publ...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Fogaça Cristante, Paulo Alvim Borges, Angelo Roberto Barbosa, Olavo Biraghi Letaif, Raphael Martus Marcon, Tarcisio Eloy Pessoa de Barros Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2014-12-01
Series:Clinics
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322014001000672&lng=en&tlng=en