Autologous blood transfusion following total knee arthroplasty: Is it always necessary?

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 412-414

  Tellisi, N ^a   Kakwani, R ^a   Hulse, N ^a   Abusitta, G ^a   Ashammakhi, N ^b   Wahab, K A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AUTOLOGOUS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34447281951     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: 14325195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-006-0109-8     Document Type: Article

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