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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2014-01-01
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Series: | Advances in Orthopedics |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/109378 |