Blood management after bilateral total knee arthroplasty.

An extremely large group of patients having bilateral knee arthroplasty has been studied. Without blood conservation measures, 98% required allogeneic transfusion! This study shows the somewhat limited benefits of predonation […]

Perioperative hemodilution.

This is an interesting review article on the use of acute normovolemic hemodilution as part of a blood conservation strategy in patients undergoing elective surgery. – P. Van der Linden