Topical versus intravenous tranexamic acid in total knee arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 384-386

  Hamlin, Brian R ^a   DiGioia, Anthony M ^a   Plakseychuk, Anton Y ^a   Levison, Tim J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood management; Complications; Total knee arthroplasty; Tranexamic acid; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRANEXAMIC ACID; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCISION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL HISTORY; SURGEON; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TRANSFUSION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVENOUS; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AGED; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

EID: 84924359275     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2014.10.007     Document Type: Article

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