Autotransfusion drains in total knee replacement. Are they alternatives to homologous transfusion?

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 235-239

  Abuzakuk, T ^a   Senthil Kumar, V ^a   Shenava, Y ^a   Bulstrode, C ^a   Skinner, J A ^a   Cannon, S R ^a   Briggs, T W ^a  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMATIC TOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECOVERY ROOM; SUCTION DRAINAGE; SURGICAL PATIENT; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TOURNIQUET;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AUTOLOGOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34248386095     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-006-0159-y     Document Type: Article

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