The effect of tourniquet use in total knee arthroplasty: Grading the evidence through an updated meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials

European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 973-986

  Li, Xu ^a   Yin, Lu ^a   Chen, Zhao Yu ^a   Zhu, Lian ^a   Wang, Hai Li ^a   Chen, Wei ^a   Yang, Guang ^a   Zhang, Ying Ze ^a  

^a HEBEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Blood loss; Meta analysis; Thromboembolism; Total knee arthroplasty; Tourniquet

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW RISK PATIENT; LUNG EMBOLISM; META ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); THROMBOEMBOLISM; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TOURNIQUET; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD VOLUME; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; PROCEDURES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD VOLUME; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; OPERATIVE TIME; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TOURNIQUETS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84905117124     PISSN: 16338065     EISSN: 14321068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00590-013-1278-y     Document Type: Article

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