Allogeneic blood transfusion and prognosis following total hip replacement: a population-based follow up study
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- 29 December 2009
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Vol. 10 (1) , 167
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-10-167
Abstract
Allogeneic red blood cell transfusion is frequently used in total hip replacement surgery (THR). However, data on the prognosis of transfused patients are sparse. In this study we compared the risk of complications following THR in transfused and non-transfused patients.Keywords
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