ReviewArchives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery1991
Blood loss in total hip replacement. A retrospective study.
Review in Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery, 1991. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Anaesthetic care of patients undergoing primary hip and knee arthroplasty: consensus recommendations from the International Consensus on Anaesthesia-Related Outcomes after Surgery group (ICAROS) based on a systematic review and meta-analysis.British journal of anaesthesia · 2019Pooled it
- Application of one-compartmental bio-metric blood loss calculations with transfused blood volume taken into account after aneurysmectomy.European journal of drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics · 2011Trial
- Influence of pregnancy on one-compartmental bio-metric blood loss calculations after cesarean section and gynaecological surgery.European journal of drug metabolism and pharmacokineticsTrial
- Sex-Based Differences in 90-Day Postoperative Complications Among Anemic Total Hip Arthroplasty Patients.Arthroplasty today · 2026Article
- 3D Printed Patient-Specific Acetabular Jig for Cup Placement in Total Hip Arthroplasty.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2020Article
- Risk factors associated with revision for prosthetic joint infection after hip replacement: a prospective observational cohort study.The Lancet. Infectious diseases · 2018Observational
- Complex primary hips for total hip replacement surgery at a tertiary institution in Nigeria.SICOT-J · 2018Article
- General compared with spinal anesthesia for total hip arthroplasty.The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume · 2015Article
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- Major Surgery in A Jehovah Witness with Sickle Cell Disease: Case Presentation.Journal of orthopaedic case reportsArticle
- An Evaluation of Intra- and Post-operative Blood Loss in Total Hip Arthroplasty at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Lagos.Nigerian journal of surgery : official publication of the Nigerian Surgical Research SocietyArticle
- Reducing perioperative blood loss with antifibrinolytics and antifibrinolytic-like agents for patients undergoing total hip and total knee arthroplasty.Journal of orthopaedicsReview
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Abstract
Two hundred and twelve total hip replacements performed in one clinic over 1 year were reviewed. The mean operative time was 89 min and mean total blood loss 1090 ml. Homologous blood was administered to 74% of the patients. Blood loss was dependent on sex, body weight and height, but these correlations were eliminated when blood loss was related to estimated blood volume. There was no correlation to age. There was a positive correlation between operative time and intraoperative blood loss, but not between any of these factors and postoperative blood loss. Operative time varied significantly between surgeons, but there was no correlation between surgeon's experience and operative time or blood loss. Despite a mean of only 12 total hip replacements per surgeon, both operative time and blood loss were small compared to what was found in other studies. The use of a posterior approach is believed to contribute to a shorter operative time as well as to moderate blood loss. Intraoperative blood loss was less under epidural than under general anaesthesia, but in contrast to others we found higher postoperative blood loss after epidural anaesthesia.
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