title: The use of erythropoietin in a patient having major oral and maxillofacial surgery and refusing blood transfusion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0440, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pogrel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McDonald
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000740:Anemia / Q000628:therapy*; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D002835:Christianity; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006400:Hematocrit; D006801:Humans; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000601:surgery; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D013515:Surgery, Oral; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D004921:Erythropoietin