Is tranexamic acid clinically effective and safe to prevent blood loss in total knee arthroplasty? A meta-analysis of 34 randomized controlled trials

European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 525-541

  Wu, Qiang ^a   Zhang, Hong An ^a   Liu, Shi Long ^a   Meng, Tao ^a   Zhou, Xin ^a   Wang, Ping ^a  

^a FIRST TEACHING HOSPITAL OF TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Blood loss; Meta analysis; TKA; Tranexamic acid; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; TRANEXAMIC ACID; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ECCHYMOSIS; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LUNG EMBOLISM; META ANALYSIS; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KNEE REPLACEMENT; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVENOUS; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

EID: 84925506880     PISSN: 16338065     EISSN: 14321068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00590-014-1568-z     Document Type: Article

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