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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2024-04-01
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Series: | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-024-04706-y |