Efficacy of preoperative administration of single high dose intravenous tranexamic acid in reducing blood loss in total knee arthroplasty: A prospective clinical study

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyse the effectiveness of single dose of 20 mg/kg intravenous tranexamic acid (TXA), in reducing the blood loss in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Material and method: 70 patients (65.5 ± 8.1 years old) that have undergone TKA were divide...

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Main Authors: Turgut Akgül, Mehmet Büget, Ahmet Salduz, İpek S. Edipoğlu, Mehmet Ekinci, Süleyman Küçükay, Cengiz Şen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AVES Yayincilik 2016-08-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1017995X16300104