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Transfusion Requirements in Orthopedic Surgery (PHASE 2)

NCT00726349 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 305

Last updated 2011-05-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The objective of our research program is to determine the transfusion threshold required to maximize functional recovery after major orthopedic surgery (total hip/knee replacement) in these, most often, elderly patient with serious comorbidities.

Hypothesis: we hypothesize that a threshold hemoglobin concentration exists below which functional recovery becomes difficult, even if the vital prognosis of patients is not impaired.

Conditions

  • Total Hip or Knee Arthroplasty

Interventions

OTHER

No intervention

Observational study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jean-François Hardy, MD, FRCPC · Centre Hospitalier Université Montréal

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-05-31
Primary Completion
2011-05-31
Completion
2011-05-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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