Comparison of topical fibrin spray and tranexamic acid on blood loss after total knee replacement: A prospective, randomised controlled trial

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 306-309

  Molloy, Dennis O ^a   Archbold, H A P ^a   Ogonda, L ^a   McConway, J ^a   Wilson, R K ^a   Beverland, D E ^a  

^a MUSGRAVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRIN; HEMOGLOBIN; QUIXIL; TRANEXAMIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD VOLUME; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LEG SWELLING; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TOURNIQUET; WOUND INFECTION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRIN; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANEXAMIC ACID; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34147187909     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.89B3.17565     Document Type: Article

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