The effect of surgeon volume on the need for transfusion following primary unilateral hip and knee arthroplasty

Surgeon

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-17

  Baker, Paul ^a   Dowen, Daniel ^a   McMurtry, Ian ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Haemoglobin; Hip; Knee; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 78650678850     PISSN: 1479666X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surge.2010.08.011     Document Type: Article

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