Drain clamping in knee arthroplasty, a randomized controlled trial

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 333-335

  Raleigh, Eden ^a,d   Hing, Caroline B ^b   Hanusiewicz, Andrew S ^c   Fletcher, Scott A ^c   Price, Rohan ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Melbourne Orthopaedic Group   (Australia)

^c North West Regional Hospital   (Australia)

^d ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Blood loss; Drain; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLAMP; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; KNEE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STANDARDIZATION; SUCTION DRAINAGE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 34248185594     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2007.04053.x     Document Type: Article

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