Fat embolism and autologous blood transfusions in orthopaedic surgery

Current Anaesthesia and Critical Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 87-93

  Jacobsson, Magnus ^a   Bengtsson, Anders ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Blood Transfusion autologous; Embolism fat

Indexed keywords

CEMENT; FAT; HEPARIN; SOYBEAN OIL;

APHERESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; BLOOD COMPONENT; BLOOD FILTRATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CEMENTATION; CENTRIFUGATION; CIRCULATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVICE; DOSE RESPONSE; FAT EMBOLISM; HEART ARREST; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG EMBOLISM; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SALVAGE THERAPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TECHNIQUE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 3042631234     PISSN: 09537112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cacc.2004.01.001     Document Type: Article

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