Timing of re-transfusion drain removal following total knee replacement

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 134-135

  Leeman, M F ^a   Costa, M L ^a   Costello, E ^a   Edwards, D ^a  

^a CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Re transfusion; Surgical drain; Total knee replacement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; BLOOD VOLUME; HUMAN; KNEE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; SUCTION DRAINAGE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TIME; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; TIME FACTORS; VACUUM;

EID: 33644961755     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588406X95002     Document Type: Article

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