Does fibrin sealant use in total knee replacement reduce transfusion rates? A non-randomised comparative study

Orthopaedics and Traumatology: Surgery and Research

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 180-185

  Massin, P ^a   Scemama, C ^a   Jeanrot, C ^a   Boyer, P ^a  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Blood loss; Fibrin sealant; Total knee replacement

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN GLUE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DRUG COSTS; FEMALE; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; FRANCE; HEMOSTATICS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84858989111     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18770568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otsr.2011.10.012     Document Type: Article

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