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1Center for Applied Clinical Investigations, Departments of OMS, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA. tbdodson@partners.org
Article Title And Bibliographic Information:
Blood loss in orthognathic surgery: a systematic review. Piñeiro-Aguilar A, Somoza-Martín M, Gandara-Rey JM, García-García A. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2011;69(3):885-92.
Reviewer:
Thomas B. Dodson, DMD, MPH PURPOSE/QUESTION: To determine the range of information available to help surgeons better prepare themselves, their patients, and the auxiliary support for orthognathic surgery and transfusion requirements
Source Of Funding:
Information not available
Type Of Study/Design:
Systematic review
Level Of Evidence:
Level 2: Limited-quality, patient-oriented evidence
Strength Of Recommendation Grade:
Grade C: Consensus, disease-oriented evidence, usual practice, expert opinion, or case series for studies of diagnosis, treatment, prevention, or screening.
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