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CORR Insights^®: Can an Arthroplasty Registry Help Decrease Transfusions in Primary Total Joint Replacement? A Quality Initiative

Author: Bryan D. Springer, MD

Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Issue 1/2016

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Numerous studies have identified the risks associated with allogeneic blood transfusion. Although most of the major complications of transfusion are rare, they can indeed be serious. These include bacterial or viral transmission, immunomodulation, transfusion-related lung injury, and death [3, 4]. In addition, surgical patients who receive allogeneic blood transfusion have been shown to have longer hospital stays and higher risks of complications [2]. …

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Title: CORR Insights®: Can an Arthroplasty Registry Help Decrease Transfusions in Primary Total Joint Replacement? A Quality Initiative
Author: Bryan D. Springer, MD
Publication date: 01-01-2016
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® / Issue 1/2016
Print ISSN: 0009-921X
Electronic ISSN: 1528-1132
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-015-4508-2

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