Tranexamic acid decreases external blood loss but not hidden blood loss in total knee replacement
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Tranexamic acid decreases external blood loss but not hidden blood loss in total knee replacement.
BACKGROUND Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is often carried out using a tourniquet and shed blood is collected in drains. Tranexamic acid decreases the external blood loss. Some blood loss may be concealed, and the overall effect of tranexamic acid on the haemoglobin (Hb) balance is not known. METHODS Patients with osteoarthrosis had unilateral cemented TKA using spinal anaesthesia. In a double...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0007-0912
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeg111