Blood Transfusions in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: An Analysis of Outcomes

Background. Various studies have raised concern of worse outcomes in patients receiving blood transfusions perioperatively compared to those who do not. In this study we attempted to determine the proportion of perioperative complications in the orthopedic population attributable to the use of a blo...

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Main Authors: Thomas Danninger, Rehana Rasul, Jashvant Poeran, Ottokar Stundner, Madhu Mazumdar, Peter M. Fleischut, Lazaros Poultsides, Stavros G. Memtsoudis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/623460
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