Blood utilization in hip and knee arthroplasty: A cost-minimization study

Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 397-399

  Gower, A ^a,b   Hussein, A I ^a   Briggs, P J ^a   Dewar, M S ^a  

^a WANSBECK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Audit; Blood transfusion

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032457819     PISSN: 00358835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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