Blood Loss Associated with Ring Uncemented Total Knee Replacement: Comparison between Continuous and Intermittent Suction Drainage | Zendy

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Blood Loss Associated with Ring Uncemented Total Knee Replacement: Comparison between Continuous and Intermittent Suction Drainage

Author(s) -

F W Wittmann,

P. Ring

Publication year - 1984

Publication title -

journal of the royal society of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38

H-Index - 81

eISSN - 1758-1095

pISSN - 0141-0768

DOI - 10.1177/014107688407700706

Subject(s) - suction , blood loss , drainage , medicine , surgery , total knee replacement , biology , engineering , mechanical engineering , ecology

In a retrospective comparison of blood loss following uncemented total knee replacement, in which either continuous or intermittent suction drainage was used, measured blood loss was significantly greater with continuous drainage. However, a method of calculating actual blood loss demonstrated no significant difference. With intermittent drainage, more blood remains undetected around the knee joint; this technique should therefore be abandoned in favour of continuous suction drainage.

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