Title: Defining effective therapies in transfusion medicine and hemostasis: new opportunities with the TMH Network.
Authors: Konkle, Barbara A.; Nemo, George J.
Abstract: Discusses effective therapies in transfusion medicine and hemostasis. Focus on whether a prolonged prothrombin time or elevated international normalized ratio predicts bleeding during invasive diagnostic procedures; Discussion on the effectiveness of treatment with fresh-frozen plasma in preventing bleeding in patients with abnormal coagulation tests undergoing an elective procedure; Information on the establishment of a Clinical Trials Network in Transfusion Medicine and Hemostasis.
Subjects: BLOOD transfusion; HEMOSTASIS; THERAPEUTICS; PROTHROMBIN; BLOOD plasma; PATIENTS
Publication: Transfusion, 2005, Vol 45, Issue 9, p1404
ISSN: 0041-1132
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2005.00590.x

Defining effective therapies in transfusion medicine and hemostasis: new opportunities with the TMH Network.

Konkle, Barbara A.; Nemo, George J.