Temporary clamping of drain combined with tranexamic acid reduce blood loss after total knee arthroplasty: A prospective randomized controlled trial

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Chareancholvanich, Keerati ^a   Siriwattanasakul, Pichet ^a   Narkbunnam, Rapeepat ^a   Pornrattanamaneewong, Chaturong ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Bleeding; Clamp; Drain; Total knee arthroplasty; Tranexamic acid

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL RISK; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONSTRICTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TRANEXAMIC ACID; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84865111800     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-124     Document Type: Article

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