Impact of body mass index on hemoglobin level and blood transfusion in total knee arthroplasty: A retrospective case control study

BACKGROUND: Morbid obesity is a challenge in cases that require total knee arthroplasty, and several studies considered it a contraindication for the procedure due to associated risk of complications, including plummeting hemoglobin levels and subsequent need for a blood transfusion. This study inve...

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Autores principales: Bashaireh, Khaldoon, Aljararhih, Osama, Alawneh, Khaldoon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7264985/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32509301
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2020.05.028

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7264985/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32509301
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2020.05.028

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