Application of thrombelastography (TEG) for safety evaluation of tranexamic acid in primary total joint arthroplasty

Abstract Background Questions remain, mainly concerning whether tranexamic acid (TXA) is truly safe since all available trials were underpowered to identify clinically important differences. The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety of TXA by using a novel technique—thromboelastography (...

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Main Authors: Xiang-Dong Wu, Yu Chen, Mian Tian, Yao He, Yu-Zhang Tao, Wei Xu, Qiang Cheng, Cheng Chen, Wei Liu, Wei Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-019-1250-6