Tranexamic acid: More evidence for its use in joint replacement surgery

Transfusion

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 2-3

  Raveendran, Raviraj ^a   Wong, Jean ^a  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; FIBRINOGEN; HEMOGLOBIN; PLACEBO; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

BLEEDING; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; BLOOD CONSERVATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; FEVER; FIBRINOLYSIS; HEMATOMA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RANGE OF MOTION; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN INCISION; SUCTION DRAINAGE; SURGICAL INJURY; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AUTOLOGOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OPERATIVE BLOOD SALVAGE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

EID: 84891865554     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/trf.12494     Document Type: Editorial

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