PMID- 20811520
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20100915
LR  - 20211020
IS  - 1729-0503 (Electronic)
IS  - 1680-6905 (Print)
IS  - 1680-6905 (Linking)
VI  - 10
IP  - 1
DP  - 2010 Mar
TI  - Blood loss and contributing factors in femoral fracture surgery.
PG  - 18-25
AB  - BACKGROUND: Substantial blood losses frequently accompany orthopedic procedures. 
      METHODS: We prospectively noted peri-operative hemoglobin changes in 93 patients 
      undergoing surgery for femoral fracture with an aim of establishing blood loss 
      and related factors. RESULTS: The mean total blood loss assessed 72 hours after 
      the surgical procedure was 3.31 (SD 1.56) units of whole blood. A multiple 
      regression analysis revealed diathermy use and a simple fracture pattern as 
      significant factors in reducing blood loss (p<0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Open 
      intramedullary fixation of femur fractures leads to considerable peri-operative 
      blood loss. This is can be reduced by use of diathermy during surgery.
FAU - Kajja, I
AU  - Kajja I
AD  - Department of Orthopaedics, Mulago Hospital, Kamapala, Uganda. kajja133@gmail.com
FAU - Bimenya, G S
AU  - Bimenya GS
FAU - Eindhoven, B
AU  - Eindhoven B
FAU - Jan Ten Duis, H
AU  - Jan Ten Duis H
FAU - Sibinga, C T S
AU  - Sibinga CT
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Uganda
TA  - Afr Health Sci
JT  - African health sciences
JID - 101149451
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Blood Loss, Surgical/prevention & control/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Electrocoagulation
MH  - Female
MH  - Femoral Fractures/classification/*surgery
MH  - Fracture Fixation, Internal/*methods
MH  - Humans
MH  - Linear Models
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Perioperative Care
MH  - Prospective Studies
MH  - Risk Factors
MH  - Sex Distribution
MH  - Time Factors
MH  - Treatment Outcome
MH  - Uganda
MH  - Young Adult
PMC - PMC2895790
EDAT- 2010/09/03 06:00
MHDA- 2010/09/17 06:00
PMCR- 2010/03/01
CRDT- 2010/09/03 06:00
PHST- 2010/09/03 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/09/03 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2010/09/17 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2010/03/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - jAFHS.v10.i1.pg18 [pii]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Afr Health Sci. 2010 Mar;10(1):18-25.