Preoperative haematinics and transfusion protocol reduce the need for transfusion after total knee replacement Jorge Cuenca, José A. García-Erce, Fernando Martínez, Rafael Cardona, Luís Pérez-Serrano, Manuel Muñoz International Journal of Surgery Volume 5, Issue 2, Pages 89-94 (April 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2006.02.003 Copyright © 2006 The Surgical Associates Ltd Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Allogeneic transfusion in patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty, according to the preoperative haemoglobin level. (A) Percentage of transfused patients (*chi-squared=10.6, p<0.01, **chi-squared=28.9, p<0.01, group 1 vs. group 2). (B) Transfusion index (units per transfused patient) (***W=24, p<0.05, group 1 vs. group 2). International Journal of Surgery 2007 5, 89-94DOI: (10.1016/j.ijsu.2006.02.003) Copyright © 2006 The Surgical Associates Ltd Terms and Conditions