Tranexamic acid in total hip arthroplasty saves blood and money: A randomized, double-blind study in 100 patients

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 314-319

  Johansson, Torsten ^a   Pettersson, Lars Göran ^b   Lisander, Björn ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Central Hospital of Kalmar   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DALTEPARIN; HEMOGLOBIN; PLACEBO; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREMEDICATION; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

EID: 22844450760     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016470510030751     Document Type: Article

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