Perioperative autotransfusion systems in TKA are not necessary

Orthopedics

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1027-1028

  Grimaldi, Nicholas A ^a   Sicuranza, Michael ^b   Eck, Jason C ^a  

^a Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^b YORK HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TOURNIQUET;

EID: 33845912974     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20061101-07     Document Type: Review

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