title: Can a comparative database study help to develop an effective risk index system?
authors.affiliation: Department of General Anesthesia, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH. FARAGE@ccf.org.
authors.forename: Jarrod
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dalton
authors.forename: Ehab
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Farag
mesh_terms: D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009141:Musculoskeletal System / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D018213:Neoplasms, Bone Tissue / Q000601:surgery*