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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2015-04-01
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Series: | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/230949901502300116 |