title: Blood transfusion in total hip replacement: is it always necessary?
abstract: Routine blood transfusion was prospectively withheld from 10 patients undergoing routine elective total hip arthroplasty who fulfilled specific criteria. A standard anaesthetic regimen was used. The mean perioperative fall in haemoglobin concentration was 1.9 g/dl, and only one patient required a postoperative blood transfusion. There were no postoperative complications. The need for routine peroperative blood transfusion of patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty is questioned.
authors.affiliation: Mayday Hospital, Croydon.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Porteous
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D001803:Blood Transfusion; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins