Use of re-transfusion versus vacuum drains in primary total hip replacement

HIP International

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 223-225

  Gardner, Adrian ^a,b   Datta, A ^a   Bell, K ^a  

^a ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Drain; Hip

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 30844449657     PISSN: 11207000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/HIP.2008.2     Document Type: Article

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