Effect of tranexamic acid on blood loss and transfusion requirement in total knee replacement in the Indian population: A case series

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 590-593

  Gautam, Parshotam Lal ^a   Katyal, Sunil ^a   Yamin, Mohammad ^a   Singh, Amandip ^a  

^a DAYANAND MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Antifibrinolytics; Blood loss; Fibrinolytic; Knee replacement; Tranexamic acid; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; HEMOGLOBIN; PLACEBO; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INDIAN; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 84855453125     PISSN: 00195049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5049.90614     Document Type: Article

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