• Medsurg Nurs · Oct 2008

    Evaluation of postoperative blood salvage and re-transfusion in a total knee arthroplasty patient population: a retrospective study.

    • Danielle Poulin-Tabor and Kristiina Hyrkäs.
    • Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME, USA.
    • Medsurg Nurs. 2008 Oct 1;17(5):317-21, 329.

    AbstractPatients at risk for postoperative anemia may benefit from blood salvage and retransfusion. This study is a retrospective chart review of 148 total knee arthroplasty patients to determine the impact of the procedure on hematocrit and hemoglobin.

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