Tranexamic acid reduces early post-operative blood loss after total knee arthroplasty: A prospective randomised controlled trial of 29 patients

Knee

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 106-110

  Orpen, Neil M ^a   Little, Chris ^a   Walker, Graham ^a   Crawfurd, Edward J P ^a  

^a NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood loss; Deep vein thrombosis; Prevention; Total knee arthroplasty; Tranexamic acid

Indexed keywords

CEMENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

AGED; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANEXAMIC ACID; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33644863872     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2005.11.001     Document Type: Article

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