Are we cross-matching too much blood for elective open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair?

Objectives: This study aims to identify current blood transfusion requirements in elective open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair and to compare this to an existing maximum surgical blood order schedule. Methods: We retrospectively identified patients who underwent elective open abdominal aortic aneu...

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Main Authors: Emily Lowe, John Quarmby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-01-01
Series:SAGE Open Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2050312116688843