Predictors of red blood cell transfusion after cardiac surgery: a prospective cohort study

Abstract OBJECTIVE To identify predictors of red blood cell transfusion (RBCT) after cardiac surgery. METHOD A prospective cohort study performed with 323 adults after cardiac surgery, from April to December of 2013. A data collection instrument was constructed by the researchers containing factor...

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Main Authors: Camila Takao Lopes, Evelise Helena Fadini Reis Brunori, Agueda Maria Ruiz Zimmer Cavalcante, Sue Ann Moorhead, Juliana de Lima Lopes, Alba Lucia Bottura Leite de Barros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2015-12-01
Series:Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0080-62342015000600914&lng=en&tlng=en