Clinical value of tranexamic acid in unilateral and simultaneous bilateral TKAs under a contemporary blood-saving protocol: A randomized controlled trial

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1870-1878

  Kim, Tae Kyun ^a,d   Chang, Chong Bum ^a,d   Kang, Yeon Gwi ^a   Seo, Eun Seok ^b   Lee, Jung Ha ^c   Yun, Joung Ho ^d   Lee, Sun Hyung ^d  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b National Medical Center   (South Korea)

^c National Police Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

TKA; Total blood loss; Tranexamic acid; Transfusion rate

Indexed keywords

ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

AGED; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

AGED; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TRANEXAMIC ACID; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84904556598     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-013-2492-1     Document Type: Article

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