Decreasing the blood transfusion rate in elective hip replacement surgery using an autologous drainage system

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 136-139

  Sturdee, S W ^a,b   Beard, D J ^a   Nandhara, G ^a   Sonanis, S V ^a  

^a AIREDALE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b The Cottage   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allogenic; Autologous; Blood transfusion; Hip arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSFUSION UNIT; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SUCTION DRAINAGE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AUTOLOGOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 33847786000     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588407X155518     Document Type: Article

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