Impact of preoperative antithrombotic therapy on blood management after implantation of primary total knee arthroplasty

Red blood cell concentrates (RCC) substitution after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is correlated with multifold of complications and an independent predictor for higher postoperative mortality. TKA is mainly performed in elderly patients with pre-existing polymorbidity, often requiring permanent pre...

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Autores principales: Leitner, Lukas, Musser, Ewald, Kastner, Norbert, Friesenbichler, Jörg, Hirzberger, Daniela, Radl, Roman, Leithner, Andreas, Sadoghi, Patrick
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4973234/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27488941
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep30924