Tranexamic Acid Decreases Incidence of Blood Transfusion in Simultaneous Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Publication/Presentation Date
12-1-2015
Abstract
Blood management for simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients is more challenging than in unilateral arthroplasty. We examined if administration of tranexamic acid (TXA) to patients undergoing simultaneous bilateral TKA would reduce blood loss and decrease allogeneic blood transfusion requirements. A retrospective review of 103 patients, 57 in the control and 46 in the TXA group, was performed. There was higher postoperative day 1 hemoglobin in patients receiving TXA (2.95±1.33 versus 4.33±1.19, P
Volume
30
Issue
12
First Page
2106
Last Page
2109
ISSN
1532-8406
Published In/Presented At
Bagsby, D. T., Samujh, C. A., Vissing, J. L., Empson, J. A., Pomeroy, D. L., & Malkani, A. L. (2015). Tranexamic Acid Decreases Incidence of Blood Transfusion in Simultaneous Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty. The Journal of arthroplasty, 30(12), 2106–2109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2015.06.040
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
26235522
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article