El momento de retirada del manguito de isquemia en las artroplastias totales de rodilla no influye en la necesidad de transfusión

In this study, the need for transfusions in knee replacement surgery is not influenced by the time of releasing the ischaemia tourniquet. There is also no relationship between the incidence in postoperative complications and further surgery and the time of removing the tourniquet. The preoperative haemoglobin was the only predictive factor of transfusion in our study.