The appropriateness of blood transfusion following primary total hip replacement

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Joy, P J ^a   Bennet, S J ^a  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Arthroplasty; Blood transfusion; Hip

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ECONOMICS; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; METABOLISM; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

ANEMIA; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 84862601188     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588412X13171221501384     Document Type: Article

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