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Strategies for Blood Management in High-Risk Patients Undergoing Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Title Strategies for Blood Management in High-Risk Patients Undergoing Cardiothoracic Surgery
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewprogram/14744?src=rss
Description Drs. Ferraris, Levy, and Hammon explore identifying patients who are at high risk of bleeding in cardiothoracic surgery and discuss multimodal interventions for reducing bleeding and blood transfusion. Medscape Cardiology
Category Articles > Cardiology
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Date Jun 27, 2008
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