Efficacy and safety of tranexamic acid in bilateral total knee replacement: A meta-analysis and systematic review

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 21, Issue , 2015, Pages 3634-3642

  He, Peiheng ^a   Zhang, Ziji ^a   Li, Yumin ^b   Wang, Hua ^a   Xu, Dongliang ^a  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Nanning People s Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Meta analysis; Tranexamic acid

Indexed keywords

TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD VOLUME; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; META ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; KNEE REPLACEMENT; PROCEDURES;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; HUMANS; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

EID: 84948754013     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.895027     Document Type: Article

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