title: Blood management for hip reconstruction surgery.
abstract: Blood conservation techniques are well established and have significant benefits. We review the current literature on these techniques and their applicability to hip reconstruction surgery and offer a suitable strategy to minimize allogeneic red cell transfusion.
authors: Department of Anesthesiology, The Ottawa Hospital, General Campus, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L6, Canada. alantlane@yahoo.co.uk
authors: Alan
authors: A
authors: Lane
authors: Edward T
authors: ET
authors: Crosby
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D017707:Erythrocyte Transfusion; D006801:Humans