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Preoperative Hemoglobin Levels and the Need for Transfusion After Prosthetic Hip and Knee Surgery

J.A. Salido, L A Martinez Marin, Luis Gómez, Pedro Zorrilla, Cristóbal Martínez

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery · 2002 · 248 citations · 9 references

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Abstract

The preoperative hemoglobin level (p = 0.0001) and weight of the patient (p = 0.011) were shown to predict the need for blood transfusion after hip and knee replacement.

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Predictors of Blood Transfusions in Spinal Instrumentation and Fusion Surgery

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Philip M. Faris, Merrill A. Ritter, Robert Abels · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery · 1996 · 251 citations

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Unwashed filtered shed blood collected after knee and hip arthroplasties. A source of autologous red blood cells.

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Predictors of Transfusion Risk in Elective Knee Surgery

E. Michael Keating, John B. Meding, Philip M. Faris et al. · Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research · 1998 · 173 citations

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