Randomised controlled trial comparing intraoperative cell salvage and autotransfusion with standard care in the treatment of hip fractures: a protocol for the WHITE 9 study
Introduction People who sustain a hip fracture are typically elderly, frail and require urgent surgery. Hip fracture and the urgent surgery is associated with acute blood loss, compounding patients’ pre-existing comorbidities including anaemia. Approximately 30% of patients require a donor blood tra...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2022-06-01
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Series: | BMJ Open |
Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/6/e062338.full |