Current Surgical Management of Ascending Aortic Aneurysms (EP Video)
Dr. Phillip Hess discusses aortic aneurysm repair strategies at Shands Hospital (38:16 minutes).
World's Largest Resource for Cardiovascular Perfusion
Dr. Phillip Hess discusses aortic aneurysm repair strategies at Shands Hospital (38:16 minutes).
Author: mlaffey
Subject: Blood Conservation
Posted: Aug 08 2006 at 1:43pm
How much is bad? Any transfusin that could be avoided is bad. That is probably about half of all transfusions.
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