Is the newest fibrin sealant an effective strategy to reduce blood loss after total knee arthroplasty? A randomized controlled study

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1516-1520

  Randelli, Filippo ^a   D'Anchise, Roberto ^c   Ragone, Vincenza ^a   Serrao, Luca ^a   Cabitza, Paolo ^a,b   Randelli, Pietro ^a,b  

^a IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c IRCCS ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GALEAZZI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood loss; Fibrin sealants; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN GLUE; FIBRINOGEN; HEMOGLOBIN; THROMBIN;

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; WOUND CLOSURE;

BLOOD LOSS; FIBRIN SEALANTS; TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; HEMOGLOBINS; HEMOSTATICS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84905124191     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2014.02.024     Document Type: Article

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