A new bipolar blood sealing system embedded in perioperative strategies vs. a conventional regimen for total knee arthroplasty: results of a matched-pair study

From a prospective matched-pair study in 40 patients it can be concluded that the use of a new bipolar sealer system for electrocoagulation is effective in Total Knee Arthroplasty in reducing the visible total blood loss until drain removal on day two after surgery by more than 28% as compared to a...

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Main Authors: Pfeiffer, Michael, Bräutigam, Heike, Draws, Detlev, Sigg, Andreas
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2005-12-01
Series:GMS German Medical Science
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Online Access:http://www.egms.de/en/gms/2005-3/000028.shtml