Low vacuum re-infusion drains after total knee arthroplasty: is there a real benefit?

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Published in Blood Transfus on October 03, 2013

Authors

Manuel Muñoz1, Andrés Cobos1, Arturo Campos1

Author Affiliations

1: GIEMSA, Perioperative Transfusion Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain.

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