Blood Management Protocol for Total Knee Arthroplasty to Reduce Blood Wastage and Unnecessary Transfusion

Purpose. To compare outcomes of 2 cohorts of patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty (TKA) before and after the introduction of a blood management protocol. Methods. Records of 97 and 96 consecutive patients who underwent unilateral TKA before and after introduction of the blood management pr...

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Main Authors: Qunn-Jid Lee, Wai-Ping Mak, Sze-Tsun Yeung, Yiu-Chung Wong, Yuk-Leung Wai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-04-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/230949901502300116