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Metadata
Title
Do erythropoietin and iron really decrease blood transfusion in surgical patients? A trial sequential analysis
Authors
Stephen Su Yang, MDCM, FRCPC
Nilesh Ramdoyal, MDCM, BPharm
Publication date
01-06-2020
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Issue 6/2020
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Electronic ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-019-01564-9

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