Topical tranexamic acid reduces blood loss and transfusion rates associated with primary total hip arthroplasty

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 472, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1552-1557

  Chang, Chih Hsiang ^a,b   Chang, Yuhan ^a,b   Chen, Dave W ^a,b   Ueng, Steve W N ^a,b   Lee, Mel S ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CEFAZOLIN; GENTAMICIN; HEMOGLOBIN; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; MORPHINE; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CEMENTLESS PROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THROMBOPHILIA; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TRANEXAMIC ACID; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84899509803     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-013-3446-0     Document Type: Article

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