Effectiveness and safety of tranexamic acid in total joint arthroplasty

J Perioper Pract. 2019 Nov;29(11):356-360. doi: 10.1177/1750458919825812. Epub 2019 Jan 16.

Authors

Khaled M Yaghmour¹, Sam Atkinson¹, Emanuele Chisari^{1

2}, Stephen M McDonnell¹, Wasim Khan¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Trauma & Orthopaedics Surgery Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
² Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, Section of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Hospital Policlinico, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.

PMID: 30650055
DOI: 10.1177/1750458919825812

No abstract available

Keywords: Blood loss; Preoperative assessment; Total hip arthroplasty; Total joint arthroplasty; Total knee arthrolpasty; Tranexamic acid.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Antifibrinolytic Agents / adverse effects
Antifibrinolytic Agents / therapeutic use*
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip*
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee*
Blood Loss, Surgical / prevention & control*
Humans
Preoperative Period
Tranexamic Acid / adverse effects
Tranexamic Acid / therapeutic use*

Substances

Antifibrinolytic Agents
Tranexamic Acid