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Topical Tranexamic Acid Reduces Blood Loss and Transfusion Rates in Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty.
J Arthroplasty. 2013 Jul 22;
Authors: Konig G, Hamlin BR, Waters JH
Abstract
The objective of this study was to determine if tranexamic acid (TXA) applied topically reduced postoperative bleeding and transfusion rates after primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) and primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Two hundred and ninety consecutive patients from a single surgeon were enrolled. In TKA, TXA solution was injected into the knee after closure of the arthrotomy. In THA, the joint was bathed in TXA solution at three points during the procedure. In both THA and TKA the TXA solution was at a concentration of 3 g TXA per 100 mL saline. The mean blood loss was significantly higher in the non-TXA patients in both TKA and THA groups. Postoperative transfusions decreased dramatically with TXA, dropping from 10% to 0%, and from 15% to 1%, in the TKA and THA groups, respectively. Topical application of TXA significantly reduces postoperative blood loss and transfusion risk in TKA and THA.
PMID: 23886406 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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