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Closed suction drains, reinfusion drains or no drains in primary total knee replacement?

INTRODUCTION: Controversy still surrounds the use of drains after total knee replacement (TKR). We compared closed suction drains, reinfusion drains and no drains by studying haemoglobin (Hb) levels, blood transfusion requirements and functional knee outcome scores in a single surgeon series. METHOD...

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Autores principales: Al-Zahid, S, Davies, AP
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Royal College of Surgeons 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3954378/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22943232
http://dx.doi.org/10.1308/003588412X13171221590098