Simultaneous bilateral computer assisted total knee arthroplasty: The effect of intravenous or intraarticular tranexamic acid

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1888-1891

  Hegde, Chintan ^a   Wasnik, Sandeep ^a   Kulkarni, Sourabh ^a   Pradhan, Sameer ^a   Shetty, Vijay ^a  

^a Hiranandani Orthopaedic Medical Education (HOME)   (India)

Author keywords

Blood loss; Blood transfusions; Complications; Computer assisted total knee arthroplasty; Intraarticular tranexamic acid

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

BLOOD LOSS; BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS; COMPLICATIONS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; INTRAARTICULAR TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

EID: 84887613093     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2013.03.018     Document Type: Article

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