International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 18, Issue 4 , Pages 302-308 , October 2009

Retrospective analysis of transfusion outcomes in pregnant patients at a tertiary obstetric center

  • A.J. Butwick
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  • P. Aleshi
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  • M. Fontaine

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr. Alexander Butwick, Department of Anesthesiology (MC: 5640), 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, USA. Tel.: +1 650 736 8513; fax: +1 650 725 8544.
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  • E.T. Riley
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  • L.T. Goodnough

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr. Alexander Butwick, Department of Anesthesiology (MC: 5640), 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, USA. Tel.: +1 650 736 8513; fax: +1 650 725 8544.

,Accepted 3 February 2009.

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☆ This study was presented in part at the Society of Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) 40th Annual Meeting, April 2008, Chicago.

PII: S0959-289X(09)00040-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2009.02.005

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 18, Issue 4 , Pages 302-308 , October 2009

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