Complications following an unnecessary peri-operative plasma transfusion and literature review
Plasma is used to correct coagulopathies, but not all coagulation abnormalities are clinically significant enough to require correction before an invasive procedure. We report an 82-year-old female who, in response to a mildly prolonged INR of unknown etiology, was unnecessarily transfused with plas...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Asian Journal of Transfusion Science |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ajts.org/article.asp?issn=0973-6247;year=2014;volume=8;issue=2;spage=139;epage=141;aulast=Raval |