Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
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Medsurg Nurs
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Patients 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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Nurses should encourage leaders in their health care systems to provide effective tobacco-use treatment and follow up. Nurses also need to support the policy and community interventions that motivate tobacco users to try to quit, create a supportive environment, and provide more intensive interventions for those needing them.