Topical tranexamic acid reduces blood loss and transfusion rates in total hip and total knee arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1473-1476

  Konig, Gerhardt ^a   Hamlin, Brian R ^b   Waters, Jonathan H ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Antifibrinolytic; Blood transfusion; Total hip arthroplasty; Total knee arthroplasty; Tranexamic acid

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TRANSFUSION;

ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY; TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AGED; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

EID: 84885022451     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2013.06.011     Document Type: Article

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