Neer Award 2015: A randomized, prospective evaluation on the effectiveness of tranexamic acid in reducing blood loss after total shoulder arthroplasty

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1679-1684

  Gillespie, Robert ^a   Shishani, Yousef ^a   Joseph, Sheeba ^a   Streit, Jonathan J ^a   Gobezie, Reuben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Hematocrit; Hemoglobin; Level I; Postoperative blood loss; Randomized Controlled Trial; Shoulder arthroplasty; Tranexamic acid; Treatment Study

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; PLACEBO; TRANEXAMIC ACID; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; MIDDLE AGED; REPLACEMENT ARTHROPLASTY; SHOULDER; SURGERY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VERY ELDERLY;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOULDER JOINT; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

EID: 84944389173     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: 15326500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2015.07.029     Document Type: Article

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