title: Blood loss after navigation-assisted minimally invasive total knee arthroplasty.
abstract: The following study evaluated blood loss in patients undergoing navigation-assisted minimally invasive total knee arthroplasty. The study included 100 patients divided into two groups. Group A consisted of patients with an immediate drain release, and group B consisted of patients with a 1-hour delayed drain release after surgery. The surgeon used a mini-midvastus approach with the OrthoPilot navigation system. The mean blood drainage was 465 mL in group A and 409 mL in group B. The mean hemoglobin loss was 2.59 g/dL in group A and 2.43 g/dL in group B.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Yellin Keun (BigOS) Hospital, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Dae Sub
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Eum
authors.forename: Ho Kyu
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Seok Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Jin Uck
authors.initials: JU
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins