Factors Leading to Blood Transfusion among Chinese Patients Undergoing Total Knee Replacements: A Retrospective Study

Autor:	WP Yau, WM Tang, TP Ng, KY Chiu
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2004
Předmět:	Orthopedic surgery RD701-811
Zdroj:	Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vol 12 (2004)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2309-4990 23094990
DOI:	10.1177/230949900401200203
Popis:	Purpose. To investigate the risk factors leading to blood transfusion among Chinese patients undergoing total knee replacement. Methods. From July 2001 to June 2002, a total of 128 primary total knee replacements were performed in 83 Chinese patients (38 unilateral and 45 one-stage sequential bilateral). No pharmaceutical prophylaxis against deep vein thrombosis was used. The risk factors leading to allogenic blood transfusion were analysed. Results. The important predictive factors for postoperative blood transfusion were preoperative haemoglobin level (p=0.005), intra-operative blood loss (p
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