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The Effect of Hypotensive Anesthesia on Hemoglobin Levels during Total Knee Arthroplasty.

Tom Schmidt-BraeklingEnrique GoytizoloWenzel WaldsteinNigel SharrockFriedrich Boettner
Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2020)
Hypotensive epidural anesthesia and the resulting fluid substitution resulted in an average hemoglobin drop of 2.1 g/dL within the first 60 min. This needs to be taken into account when evaluating the need for blood transfusions after primary joint replacement surgery under HEA.
Keyphrases
  • total knee arthroplasty
  • minimally invasive
  • coronary artery bypass
  • total hip
  • spinal cord
  • red blood cell
  • surgical site infection
  • spinal cord injury
  • acute coronary syndrome
  • coronary artery disease