Practical issues for the use of tranexamic acid in total knee arthroplasty: A systematic review

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1849-1858

  Kim, Tae Kyun ^a   Chang, Chong Bum ^a   Koh, In Jun ^b  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Uijeongbu St Mary's Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Systematic review; TKA; Total blood loss; Tranexamic acid; Transfusion rate

Indexed keywords

ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TRANEXAMIC ACID; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84904558427     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-013-2487-y     Document Type: Review

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