Blood transfusion and cytokines’ changes in total knee replacement

[1] Keating EM(2002)Transfusion options in total joint arthroplasty J Arthroplasty 17 125-128

[2] Ritter MA(2003)Orthopedic Surgery Transfusion Hemoglobin European Overview (OSTHEO) study: blood management in elective knee and hip arthroplasty in Europe Transfusion 43 459-469

[3] Rosencher N(2006)Peri-operative blood management in elective orthopaedic surgery. A critical review of the literature Injury 37 S11-S16

[4] Kerkkamp HE(2003)Allogeneic blood transfusion increases the risk of postoperative bacterial infection: a meta-analysis J Trauma 54 908-914

[5] Macheras G(2010)Blood still kills: six strategies to further reduce allogeneic blood transfusion-related mortality Transfus Med Rev 24 77-124

[6] Munuera LM(2004)Transfusion of post-operative shed blood: laboratory characteristics and clinical utility Eur Spine J 13 S107-S113

[7] Menichella G(2007)Postoperative blood salvage: outside the controlled world of the blood bank Transfusion 47 362-365

[8] Barton DM(1997)The clinical advantage of autologous transfusion. A randomised, controlled study after knee replacement J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 79-B 630-632

[9] Cremers S(1998)Postoperative blood salvage in hip and knee arthroplasty: a prospective study on cost effectiveness in 161 patients Acta Orthop Scand 69 31-34

[10] Abraham IL(1999)Blood loss following knee replacement surgery, use it don’t lose it Knee 6 125-129

[1] Keating EM(2002)Transfusion options in total joint arthroplasty J Arthroplasty 17 125-128

[2] Ritter MA(2003)Orthopedic Surgery Transfusion Hemoglobin European Overview (OSTHEO) study: blood management in elective knee and hip arthroplasty in Europe Transfusion 43 459-469

[3] Rosencher N(2006)Peri-operative blood management in elective orthopaedic surgery. A critical review of the literature Injury 37 S11-S16

[4] Kerkkamp HE(2003)Allogeneic blood transfusion increases the risk of postoperative bacterial infection: a meta-analysis J Trauma 54 908-914

[5] Macheras G(2010)Blood still kills: six strategies to further reduce allogeneic blood transfusion-related mortality Transfus Med Rev 24 77-124

[6] Munuera LM(2004)Transfusion of post-operative shed blood: laboratory characteristics and clinical utility Eur Spine J 13 S107-S113

[7] Menichella G(2007)Postoperative blood salvage: outside the controlled world of the blood bank Transfusion 47 362-365

[8] Barton DM(1997)The clinical advantage of autologous transfusion. A randomised, controlled study after knee replacement J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 79-B 630-632

[9] Cremers S(1998)Postoperative blood salvage in hip and knee arthroplasty: a prospective study on cost effectiveness in 161 patients Acta Orthop Scand 69 31-34

[10] Abraham IL(1999)Blood loss following knee replacement surgery, use it don’t lose it Knee 6 125-129