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Blood usage among orthopedic patients at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

2024Open accessRivers State University

Abstract

A bimodal age distribution was observed in intraoperative blood transfusion requirements. The orthopaedic intraoperative blood transfusion burden was 13.74%, mainly for open reduction and internal fixation for fractures.

Research topics

Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
Blood transfusion and management
Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment

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DOI: 10.60787/nmj.v65i6.427

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