Impact of preoperative anemia on patients undergoing total joint replacement of lower extremity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstracts Purpose Preoperative anemia increases postoperative morbidity, mortality, and the risk of allogeneic transfusion. However, the incidence of preoperative anemia in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and its relationship to postoperative outcomes has...

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Main Authors: Fu-Qiang Zhang, Yong-Ze Yang, Peng-Fei Li, Guo-Rong Ma, An-Ren Zhang, Hui Zhang, Hong-Zhang Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-04-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-024-04706-y