The effectiveness and safety of tranexamic acid in total hip or knee arthroplasty: A meta-analysis of 2720 cases

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 151-162

  Wei, Z ^a   Liu, M ^a  

^a Institute of Oncology Tianjin Union Medicine Centre   (China)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Total hip arthroplasty; Total knee arthroplasty; Tranexamic acid

Indexed keywords

TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; META ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HIP REPLACEMENT; KNEE REPLACEMENT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TRANEXAMIC ACID; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84936992027     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: 13653148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tme.12212     Document Type: Article

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