Comparative Study of TKR Performed With Drains and Tourniquet Versus No Drains and Adrenaline and Saline Infiltration

Journal of Knee Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 24-27

  Padala, Purushottam R ^a   Rouholamin, Ebrahim ^b   Mehta, Rajnikant L ^c  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WORCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; HEMOGLOBIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOURNIQUET; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WOUND DRAINAGE;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DRAINAGE; EPINEPHRINE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TOURNIQUETS;

EID: 2342649495     PISSN: 15388506     EISSN: 19382480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1247143     Document Type: Article

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