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Allogenic blood transfusion rate in HA for trauma using suction and autologous re-transfusion drains
August 2017
Allogenic blood transfusion rate in HA for trauma using suction and autologous re-transfusion drains
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Post-operative retransfusion of unwashed filtered shed blood reduces allogenic blood demand in hip hemiarthroplasty in traumatic femoral neck fractures-a prospective randomized trial
Int Orthop. 2016 Dec;40(12):2575-2579Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
229 patients scheduled for hemiarthroplasty following a femoral neck fracture were randomized to postoperative use of either an autologous blood transfusion system or standard closed suction drainage. Autologous blood transfusion systems were set to retransfusion if a minimum of 100mL of blood was collected within the first 6 hours after surgery. Overall, the difference between groups in the mean ...
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