
Clinical Prediction Rule of Rashiq et al for Allogeneic Blood Transfusion to a Patient Undergoing Total Joint Arthroplasty
Purpose: | To identify the need for blood transfusion for a patient undergoing total joint replacement based on the prediction rule of Rashiq et al. |
Specialty: | Clinical Laboratory General Surgery Anesthesiology Emergency Medicine Critical Care |
Objective: | criteria for diagnosis, severity, prognosis, stage, complications, selection |
ICD-10: | D62, Z51.3, I97 |
Description: | Rashiq et al developed a score for predicting the need for blood transfusion for a patient undergoing a total joint arthroplasty. These factors are known prior to surgery and can identify who may require more aggressive blood conservation. The authors are from the University of Alberta in Canada. |
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