The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 197, Issue 3 , Pages 279-283 , March 2009

Transfusion insurgency: practice change through education and evidence-based recommendations

  • Mary-Margaret Brandt, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-313-916-3057; fax: +1-313-916-8007
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  • Ilan Rubinfeld, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA
    • ,
  • Jack Jordan, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Office of Clinical Quality and Safety, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA
    • ,
  • Dhaval Trivedi, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA
    • ,
  • H. Mathilda Horst, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA

Received 1 August 2008 ,Revised 27 October 2008

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PII: S0002-9610(08)00769-1

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.10.004

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 197, Issue 3 , Pages 279-283 , March 2009

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