Revision total hip arthroplasty in Jehovah's Witnesses.

@article{Harwin2012RevisionTH,
  title={Revision total hip arthroplasty in Jehovah's Witnesses.},
  author={Steven F. Harwin and Robert Pivec and Aaron J. Johnson and Qais Naziri and Michael A Mont},
  journal={Orthopedics},
  year={2012},
  volume={35 8},
  pages={
          e1145-51
        }
}
  • S. Harwin, R. Pivec, Michael A Mont
  • Published 1 August 2012
  • Medicine
  • Orthopedics
Revision total hip arthroplasty (THA) is associated with greater blood loss than primary THA. Jehovah's Witnesses will not accept transfusions of blood or blood products and are thus at an increased risk for complications due to perioperative anemia. The purpose of this study was to report the clinical outcomes, radiographic outcomes, morbidity, and mortality of Jehovah's Witnesses who were medically optimized and underwent revision THA. Databases from 2 institutions were reviewed to identify… 
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