A randomized control trial to evaluate the effectiveness of intravenous, intraarticular and topical wash regimes of tranexamic acid in primary total knee arthroplasty

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Prakash, Jatin ^a   Seon, Jong Keun ^b   Park, Yong Jin ^b   Jin, Cheng ^b   Song, Eun Kyoo ^b  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Intra articular; Intravenous; Topical; Total knee arthroplasty; Tranexamic acid

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; PLACEBO; TRANEXAMIC ACID; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; FALLING; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KNEE REPLACEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVENOUS; AGED; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

EID: 85033471837     PISSN: 10225536     EISSN: 23094990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2309499017693529     Document Type: Article

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