Blood Management Protocol for Total Knee Arthroplasty to Reduce Blood Wastage and Unnecessary Transfusion
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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 protocol, respectively, were reviewed. Before introduction of the protocol, patients were cross-mat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2309-4990,2309-4990
DOI: 10.1177/230949901502300116