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Blood Preservation Strategies in Total Knee and Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty

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Total and unicompartmental knee arthroplasties can be associated with significant blood loss, which may ultimately require transfusion in up to 38% of patients. Allogeneic blood transfusions can impart significant morbidity and mortality and delay patient recovery. A comprehensive patient blood management protocol (PBM), including preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative strategies, can help diminish perioperative blood loss, maintain hemostasis, and improve patient outcomes. A comprehensive review of currently available blood management strategies is presented in this chapter.

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Ramkumar, D.B., Ramkumar, N., Fillingham, Y.A. (2020). Blood Preservation Strategies in Total Knee and Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty. In: Gerlinger, T. (eds) Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27411-5_14

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