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Hip Replacement With Anemia Complication
Published on Fri Aug 16, 2013
Question: An inpatient underwent hip replacement. The diagnosis on the discharge summary was anemia due to surgery. In addition, the provider stated on the discharge summary that, “There was no evidence of further blood loss; therefore it seemed to be due to surgery, which apparently had resulted in a fair amount of bleeding.” A different provider on a progress note [...]