Silent myocardial ischaemia and haemoglobin concentration: A randomized controlled trial of transfusion strategy in lower limb arthroplasty

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 105-112

  Grover, M ^a   Talwalkar, S ^b   Casbard, A ^c   Boralessa, H ^b,d   Contreras, M ^d   Brett, S ^e   Goldhill, D R ^f   Soni, N ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b OLDCHURCH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MRC CLINICAL TRIALS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^d NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Haemoglobin; Ischaemia; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHEST INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WOUND INFECTION;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 33644880252     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2006.00730.x     Document Type: Article

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