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Blood and Blood Product Use in Perioperative Patient Care
Author(s) -
Dreger Vicki,
Tremback Thomas
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)63196-7
Subject(s) - blood product , operating room nursing , perioperative , perioperative nursing , medicine , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , anesthesia , surgery , nursing
A variety of health care personnel are involved in the collection, storage, and administration of the 20 million units of blood products that are transfused into millions of patients each year. This article reviews blood transfusion practices, nursing care guidelines, and new developments to help perioperative nurses prevent or ameliorate adverse transfusion outcomes in surgical patients. AORN J 67 (Jan 1998) 154–190.