Craniosynostosis: an assessment of blood loss and transfusion practices
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Blood loss and blood transfusion.
The assessment of blood loss following injury may be of considerable value when considering the question of replacement of such loss. The clinical picture of "traumatic shock"—hypotension, pallor, coldness of the extremities and cyanosis, suggests that urgent treatment is necessary. However, this picture may not be evident immediately after injury, despite its severity, particularly in young he...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0832-610X,1496-8975
DOI: 10.1007/bf03005352