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Serious hazards of transfusion in children (SHOT)
Author(s) -
Harrison Elaine,
Bolton Philip
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2010.03474.x
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , audit , shot (pellet) , blood transfusion , pediatrics , medical emergency , family medicine , surgery , chemistry , physics , management , organic chemistry , optics , economics
Summary SHOT has been auditing information on transfusion practice for over ten years. Looking at this data allows us to determine the differences in the incidence of hazards seen in children compared to adults and to see which hazards are of particular importance for children of different ages undergoing surgery.