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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-8-28
pubmed:abstractText
We have carried out a randomised, controlled trial on 70 patients having unilateral total knee replacement in which transfusion was either with homologous bank blood or by reinfusion of unwashed blood salvaged after operation. No complications or adverse effects were observed from reinfusion. The need for bank blood was reduced by 86% in the reinfusion group but, more importantly, the number of infective episodes was significantly less when the use of bank blood was avoided. The mean length of stay in hospital was also reduced by more than two days.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0301-620X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
79
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
630-2
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-10
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
The clinical advantages of autologous transfusion. A randomized, controlled study after knee replacement.
pubmed:affiliation
Avon Orthopaedic Centre, Southmead Hospital, Westbury on Trym, Bristol, England.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial