Determinants and time to blood transfusion among thermal burn patients admitted to Mulago Hospital

Determinants and time to blood transfusion among thermal burn patients admitted to Mulago Hospital

Abstract Background Blood transfusion, a practice under re-evaluation in general, remains common among thermal burn patients due to the hematological alterations associated with burns that manifest as anemia. Today advocacy is for restrictive blood transfusion taking into account individual patient...

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Main Authors: C. Kilyewala, R. Alenyo, R. Ssentongo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Thermal burns
Blood transfusion
Time to transfusion
Determinants of transfusion
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-017-2580-2

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