Poulin-Tabor Danielle, Hyrkäs Kristiina
Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME, USA.
Medsurg Nurs. 2008 Oct;17(5):317-21, 329.
Patients at risk for postoperative anemia may benefit from blood salvage and retransfusion. This study is a retrospective chart review of 148 total knee arthroplasty patients to determine the impact of the procedure on hematocrit and hemoglobin.