The effect of tranexamic acid on hemoglobin levels during total knee arthroplasty

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 366-370

  Pachauri, Amit ^a   Acharya, Kiran K ^a   Tiwari, Akhilesh Kumar ^b  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Institute of Medical Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Combined spinal epidural anesthesia; Total knee arthroplasty; Tranexamic acid

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; PLACEBO; TRANEXAMIC ACID; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL PATIENT; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; URINE VOLUME; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

EID: 84913529667     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: 15363686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e318250f85a     Document Type: Article

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