Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty and Perioperative Blood Testing

It is standard practice in many institutions to routinely perform preoperative and postoperative haemoglobin level testing in association with hip joint arthroplasty procedures. It is our observation, however, that blood transfusion after uncomplicated primary hip arthroplasty in healthy patients is...

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Main Authors: Andrew Cook, Steven Cook, Ian Smith, Patrick Weinrauch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Advances in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/109378