Kaisong Miao, Su Ni, Xianju Zhou, Nanwei Xu, Rongbin Sun, Chao Zhuang, Yuji Wang
BACKGROUND: Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a vital therapy for various hip joint diseases. However, patients have lower hemoglobin level post-operatively, remarkably inconsistent with the measured blood loss. The inconsistence is majorly attributed to hidden blood loss (HBL). In this study, we investigated the HBL and its influential factors among patients after THA. METHODS: From January 2008 to June 2014, 322 patients (99 males and 223 females) undergoing THA were enrolled in this study...
March 18, 2015: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research