Table 3.
Indicationfor transfusion | Hip | Knee | Shoulder | |||||
Primary total | Revision | Primary total | Revision | Unicondylar | Primary total | Revision | Primary hemi-arthroplasty | |
Intraoperative bleeding | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postoperative anaemia | 16 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Postoperative haematoma evacuated | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Anaemia on restarting anticoagulation | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |