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ArticleActa bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis2019

Higher blood loss and transfusion requirement in surface arthroplasty versus conventional total hip replacement.

Dario Regis, Andrea Sandri, Elena Sambugaro, Massimo Franchini, Eugenio Vecchini, Elena Samaila, Bruno Magnan

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Article in Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dario RegisDepartment of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Integrated University Hospital, Verona. regisdario@siot.it.
Andrea Sandri
Elena Sambugaro
Massimo Franchini
Eugenio Vecchini
Elena Samaila
Bruno Magnan
Integrated Oncology (United States) · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and aim of the workSurface replacement arthroplasty (SRA) is an alternative to stemmed total hip arthroplasty (THA) providing a femoral bone preserving procedure. Because of the wider surgical dissection, an increased blood loss could be expected. This retrospective study evaluates the transfusion requirement in two homogeneous groups of patients who underwent primary hip replacement electively.

methodsPerioperative haematological data of 42 hip resurfacing procedures and 41 conventional cementless THAs were compared. The pre- and post-operative haemoglobin (Hb) levels and the amount of blood transfusions were registered. The median values were compared with use of the non-parametric Wilcoxon signedrank test.

resultsIn the SRA group, a significantly increased (p<0.02) preoperative Hb concentration (13.1 g/dL, range 10.9 to 15.6) was detected in comparison with the THA group (12.5 g/dL, range 10.4 to 15.2). In the resurfacing procedures a median of 900 mL (range 600 to 1500) were transfused vs. 600 (range 300 to 1500) in the conventional THAs, demonstrating a significantly higher transfusion requirement (p<0.04).

conclusionsWhereas hip resurfacing is a femoral bone preserving alternative to conventional THA with comparable clinical and radiographic outcomes, higher blood loss and transfusion requirement may occur.

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Blood Loss, SurgicalBlood TransfusionAdultAgedArthroplasty, Replacement, HipFemaleHumansIncidenceJoint DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative HemorrhageRetrospective Studies

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PMID30715004
PMCPMC6503411
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