Local infusion of norepinephrine reduces blood losses and need of transfusion in total knee arthroplasty

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 253-256

  Gasparini, G ^a   Papaleo, P ^a   Pola, P ^a   Cerciello, S ^a   Pola, E ^a   Fabbriciani, C ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NORADRENALIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TOURNIQUET;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRALESIONAL; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; NOREPINEPHRINE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 33746403242     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-005-0050-2     Document Type: Article

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