Tourniquet and tranexamic acid use in total knee arthroplasty

Tourniquet and tranexamic acid use in total knee arthroplasty

Background: There is no consensus on how tourniquet and tranexamic acid (TXA) use in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) affect blood transfusion rates and total blood loss. We compared outcome measures and transfusion rates after TKA, with and without the use of tourniquet and TXA. Methods: A retrospecti...

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Main Authors: Nirav K. Patel, MD, FRCS, William Johns, BS, Vikas Vedi, FRCS, Ronald J. Langstaff, FRCS, MA, Gregory J. Golladay, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Subjects:
TKA
Tourniquet
Tranexamic acid
Transfusion rates
Outcomes
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344120300200

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