An economic justification for autologous blood re-infusion in primary total knee replacement surgery

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 102-105

  Rees, J E ^a   Jeavons, R ^a   Dixon, J H ^a  

^a WESTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allogenic; Autologous; Blood transfusion; Total knee replacement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AUTOLOGOUS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 15444373210     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/1478708051568     Document Type: Article

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