Efficacy and Safety of Tranexamic Acid in Control of Bleeding Following TKR: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Efficacy and Safety of Tranexamic Acid in Control of Bleeding Following TKR: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is generally carried out using a tourniquet and blood loss occurring mainly post operatively is collected in drains. Tranexamic acid is an antifibrinolytic agent which decreases the total blood loss. Patients had unilateral / bilateral cemented TKA using combined spinal...

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Main Authors: P N Kakar, Nishkarsh Gupta, Pradeep Govil, Vikram Shah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2009-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
Subjects:
Tranexamic acid
TKR
blood loss
Online Access:http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2009;volume=53;issue=6;spage=667;epage=671;aulast=Kakar

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