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Is routine blood typing and screening necessary before primary total hip or knee arthroplasty in the 21st century?

Jorge H NuñezLidia MoraCarla CarbonellVíctor BarroMarcelo CasacciaMarta PérezJoan Minguell
Published in: Transfusion (2022)
Our study suggests that pre-transfusion testing for all patients undergoing primary UKA, TKA or THA is unnecessary. We recommend reserving routine pre-transfusion testing for patients with preoperative hemoglobin levels below 12 g/dl.
Keyphrases
  • total hip
  • total knee arthroplasty
  • patients undergoing
  • cardiac surgery
  • clinical practice
  • sickle cell disease
  • acute kidney injury
  • genetic diversity