The efficacy of autologous blood transfusion in bilateral total knee arthroplasty

Knee

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 145-147

  Breakwell, L M ^a   Getty, C J M ^a   Dobson, P ^a  

^a The Price Thomas Thoracic Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allogenic; Autologous; Bilateral total knee replacement; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHRITIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORBIDITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 0034233788     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-0160(00)00032-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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