Intraoperative blood loss in female patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis during different phases of the menstrual cycle.

<h4>Background</h4>The vast majority of AIS patients who require surgical intervention are women. Blood loss is a major concern during the operation.<h4>Methods</h4>The medical records of all female AIS patients who underwent posterior correction and fusion operations using t...

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Main Authors: Chao Li, Yang Xie, Zhikun Li, Mingyuan Yang, Xiaofei Sun, Jianping Fan, Honglei Yi Xiaodong Zhu, Chuanfeng Wang, Ming Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0112499