Blood Loss and Transfusion Risk in Robotic‐Assisted Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Analysis

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Blood Loss and Transfusion Risk in Robotic‐Assisted Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Analysis Via The International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery Abstract: Background The purpose of this study was to compare total blood loss and the risk of receiving a blood transfusion in robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) against conventional jig-based techniques Methods Robotic TKA (n=50) and UKA (n=50) patients were matched to contemporary controls for TKA (n=50) and UKA (n=50) and retrospectively analysed Results Robotic TKA patients experienced 23.7% less blood loss compared to conventional TKA patients (911.0ml vs 1193.7ml, p<0.01), and were associated with an 83% relative risk reduction of receiving a transfusion (2% of patients vs 12%, p=0.02). Robotic UKA patients did not demonstrate less blood loss compared to corresponding controls (821.7ml vs 854.7ml, p=0.69). Both UKA groups received no transfusions Conclusions Robotic surgical systems in TKA reduces blood loss and lowers the risk of requiring a blood transfusion. In UKA, robotic-assisted arthroplasty did not reduce blood loss compared to conventional arthroplasty. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.