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How to Reduce Blood Transfusion to a Minimum in Total Knee Arthroplasty

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Primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and even more revision knee arthroplasty are surgical procedures which can lead to a significant amount of blood loss with the consequence of a high rate of blood transfusions if not properly addressed (Keating et al. 2002).

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Miniati, I., Guarducci, C., Baldini, A., Thienpont, E. (2015). How to Reduce Blood Transfusion to a Minimum in Total Knee Arthroplasty. In: Baldini, A., Caldora, P. (eds) Perioperative Medical Management for Total Joint Arthroplasty. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07203-6_2

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