Total Blood Loss After Transfemoral Amputations Is Twice the Intraoperative Loss: An Observational Cohort Study of 81 Nontraumatic Amputations

Introduction: Underestimation of the actual blood loss in patients undergoing nontraumatic transfemoral amputation (TFA) can impact negatively on outcome in these often frail patients, with very limited physiological reserves. The primary aim of this study is to estimate the total blood loss (TBL) a...

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Main Authors: Christian Wied MD, Peter T. Tengberg MD, PhD, Morten T. Kristensen PT, PhD, Gitte Holm, Thomas Kallemose MSc, Anders Troelsen MD, PhD, DMSc, Nicolai B. Foss MD, DMSc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-09-01
Series:Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2151458517706595