Retrospective audit of blood transfusion and comparison with haemoglobin concentration in patients undergoing elective primary and revision lower limb arthroplasty

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 480-485

  Evans, S ^a   O'Loughlin, E ^a,b   Bruce, J ^a  

^a FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Haemoglobin; Perioperative; Preoperative; Total hip anthroplasty; Total knee anthroplasty

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 79957886653     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: 14480271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1103900322     Document Type: Article

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