Effectiveness and safety of tranexamic acid in reducing blood loss in total knee arthroplasty: A meta-analysis

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1153-1159

  Yang, Zhi Gao ^a   Chen, Wei Ping ^a   Wu, Li Dong ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; PLACEBO; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD VOLUME; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG EMBOLISM; META ANALYSIS; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 84863597171     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.K.00873     Document Type: Article

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