Comparison of topical versus intravenous tranexamic acid in primary total knee arthroplasty: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled and prospective cohort trials

Knee

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 987-993

  Wang, Hao ^a   Shen, Bin ^a   Zeng, Yi ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Intravenous; Meta analysis; Topical; Total knee arthroplasty; Tranexamic acid

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; TRANEXAMIC ACID; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVENOUS; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

EID: 84926194559     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: 18735800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2014.09.010     Document Type: Review

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