The timing of tourniquet release and 'retransfusion' drains in total knee arthroplasty: A stratified randomised pilot investigation

Knee

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 190-192

  Dutton, T ^b   De Souza, R ^b   Parsons, N ^a   Costa, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Drain; Knee replacement; Retransfusion; Tourniquet

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

AGED; ALLOGENIC BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD VOLUME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TOURNIQUET; WOUND CLOSURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AUTOLOGOUS; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PILOT PROJECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TOURNIQUETS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84860342241     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: 18735800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2011.02.013     Document Type: Article

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