La variabilidad de la práctica de la transfusión en la cirugía de derivación de la arteria coronaria. Grupo de

L T Goodnough1, M F Johnston, P T Toy

  • 1Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals of Cleveland, OH 44106.

JAMA
|January 2, 1991
PubMed
Resumen

Las transfusiones de sangre para la cirugía de injerto de derivación de la arteria coronaria varían ampliamente entre los hospitales. Las transfusiones innecesarias de glóbulos rojos, plasma y plaquetas contribuyen a esta significativa variabilidad en la atención al paciente.

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