Effect of fibrin sealant on blood loss following total knee arthroplasty: A systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 95-102

  Liu, Jun ^a,b   Cao, Jian gang ^b   Wang, Lei ^b   Ma, Xin long ^b,c  

^a Department of Imaging   (China)

^b TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TIANJIN HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Blood loss; Fibrin sealant; Meta analysis; Surgical; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

BLOOD LOSS; FIBRIN SEALANT; META-ANALYSIS; SURGICAL; TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; TISSUE ADHESIVES;

EID: 84893905349     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: 17439159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2013.11.011     Document Type: Review

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