Postoperative hemoglobin level in patients with femoral neck fracture

Autor: Nagra, Navraj, Van Popta, Dmitri, Whiteside, Sigrid, Holt, Edward
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Volume: 50, Issue: 3
Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica
ISSN: 1017-995X
Popis: Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the changes of hemoglobin levels in patients undergoing fixation for femoral neck fracture.Methods: Peroperative hemoglobin levels of patients who underwent either dynamic hip screw (DHS) fixation (n=74; mean age: 80 years) or hip hemiarthroplasty (n=104; mean age: 84 years) for femoral neck fracture was monitored.Results: There was a statistically and clinically significant mean drop of 31.1 g/L between the preoperative (D0) and postoperative Day 5 Hb levels (p
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