
Arthroplasty
Clinical and economical advantages with postoperative autologous blood reinfusion in TKA
Int Orthop. 2007 Jun;31(3):303-8. Epub 2006 Jun 3060 patients undergoing unilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) were randomized to receive one of two procedures. The intervention group received unwashed autologous blood reinfusion postoperatively, while the control group received a transfusion of homologous banked blood. Results demonstrated that the use of autologous blood reinfusion postoperatively produced greater economical and clinical benefits as compared to the use of homologous banked blood transfusions.
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