An insight into the utilization of allogenic blood transfusion and factors affecting blood transfusion in total knee replacement surgery in a tertiary care hospital in Eastern India

BACKGROUND: Significant blood loss and requirement of allogenic blood transfusion during or after total knee replacement (TKR) have been reported. Incidence of blood transfusion in TKR is highly variable and depends on several factors. We investigated the blood utilization in patients undergoing TKR...

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Main Authors: Sudipta Sekhar Das, Ranjan Kamilya, Rathindra Nath Biswas, Susanta Ghosh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Transfusion Science
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Online Access:http://www.ajts.org/article.asp?issn=0973-6247;year=2021;volume=15;issue=2;spage=133;epage=139;aulast=Das