Post-operative auto-transfusion in total hip or knee arthroplasty: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

<h4>Background</h4>Total hip or knee arthroplasty is an elective procedure that is usually accompanied by substantial blood loss, which may lead to acute anemia. As a result, almost half of total joint arthroplasty patients receive allogeneic blood transfusions (ABT). Many studies have s...

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Main Authors: Zhao Haien, Jiang Yong, Ma Baoan, Guo Mingjun, Fan Qingyu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23372816/?tool=EBI