Low Risk of Thromboembolic Events After Routine Administration of Tranexamic Acid in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 1298-1303

  Madsen, Rune V ^a   Nielsen, Christian S ^a,b   Kallemose, Thomas ^a   Husted, Henrik ^a   Troelsen, Anders ^a  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

arthroplasty; complications; hip; knee; safety; tranexamic acid

Indexed keywords

TRANEXAMIC ACID; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; OPERATION DURATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX RATIO; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT INDICATION; ANESTHESIA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; HIP REPLACEMENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KNEE REPLACEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RISK; VEIN THROMBOSIS; VERY ELDERLY;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVENOUS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANEXAMIC ACID; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 85006300310     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2016.10.015     Document Type: Article

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