Comparison of Intravenous versus Topical Tranexamic Acid in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective Randomized Study

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1528-1531

  Patel, Jay N ^a   Spanyer, Jonathon M ^a   Smith, Langan S ^a   Huang, Jiapeng ^a   Yakkanti, Madhusudhan R ^a   Malkani, Arthur L ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Intravenous tranexamic acid; Prospective randomized study; TKA; Topical tranexamic acid; Total knee arthroplasty; TXA

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT DURATION; VERY ELDERLY;

INTRAVENOUS TRANEXAMIC ACID; PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED STUDY; TKA; TOPICAL TRANEXAMIC ACID; TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; TXA;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

EID: 84905084877     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2014.03.011     Document Type: Article

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