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  • Title: An audit on the current practice of red blood cell transfusion following elective primary hip arthroplasty.
    Author: Ozgönenel B, Kanhere R, O'Malley B, Balasubramaniam M, Eisenbrey AB.
    Journal: Transfus Apher Sci; 2007 Aug; 37(1):9-16. PubMed ID: 17707695.
    Abstract:
    This audit encompassing a six-month period on the current practice of red blood cell transfusion following elective primary total hip arthroplasty showed that the rate of allogeneic blood avoidance was 84.8% for preoperative autologous blood donors and 47.8% for non-donors (p<0.001). Lower preoperative hemoglobin level was associated with an increased allogeneic unit transfusion (p<0.001). The intraoperative use of autologous blood collection and transfusion systems did not reduce the transfusion risk, and the use of the colloid volume expander was associated with a 1.8-fold increased risk of transfusion (p=0.022).
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