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Clinical value of tranexamic acid for blood loss in unilateral and bilateral TKAs
October 2014
Clinical value of tranexamic acid for blood loss in unilateral and bilateral TKAs
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1
Clinical value of tranexamic acid in unilateral and simultaneous bilateral TKAs under a contemporary blood-saving protocol: a randomized controlled trial
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2014 Aug;22(8):1870-8Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
180 unilateral and 150 bilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients were randomly allocated into either a tranexamic acid (TXA) group or a control group. There were similar trends found in both unilateral and bilateral TKA groups treated with TXA, in regards to reducing total blood loss, blood loss via the drain, and haemoglobin drop. However, only TXA patients that had undergone bilateral TKA...
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