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The Use of Preoperative Epoetin-α in Revision Hip Arthroplasty

PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy of preoperative epoetin-α on the revision hip arthroplasty patient. We hypothesized that epoetin-α will reduce blood transfusion. A pertinent review of the literature is provided. METHODS: Forty-six patients were retrospectively reviewed. Sixteen patients received e...

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Autores principales: Delasotta, Lawrence A, Rangavajjula, Ashwin, Frank, Michael L, Blair, Jamie, Orozco, Fabio, Ong, Alvin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bentham Open 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3358717/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22629289
http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874325001206010179