Appropriateness of perioperative blood transfusion in patients undergoing cancer surgery: A prospective single-centre study
Background: Allogenic blood transfusion is associated with several potential complications, especially in patients with cancer. The objective of this prospective single-centre study was to identify the rates of perioperative blood transfusion and overtransfusion in a tertiary-level cancer hospital....
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Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2012-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Anaesthesia |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2012;volume=56;issue=3;spage=234;epage=237;aulast=Ranganathan |