Intra-articular Application is More Effective Than Intravenous Application of Tranexamic Acid in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2017, Pages 3385-3389

  Wang, Jin ^a   Wang, Qiaojie ^a   Zhang, Xianlong ^a   Wang, Qi ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED SIXTH PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

administration route; hidden blood loss; total blood loss; total knee arthroplasty; tranexamic acid

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; TRANEXAMIC ACID; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; TRANSFUSION; ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; EXSANGUINATION; FOLLOW UP; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KNEE REPLACEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; THROMBOSIS; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVENOUS; ADULT; AGED; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DRAINAGE; EXSANGUINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOSIS; TRANEXAMIC ACID; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 85022007585     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2017.06.024     Document Type: Article

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