The Effect of Hypotensive Anesthesia on Hemoglobin Levels during Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Tom Schmidt-BraeklingEnrique GoytizoloWenzel WaldsteinNigel SharrockFriedrich BoettnerPublished 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.