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Reducing Blood Loss in Revision Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: Tranexamic Acid Is Effective in Aseptic Revisions and in Second-Stage Reimplantations for Periprosthetic Infection.

Franz ReichelChristoph PeterVolker EwerbeckMarcus Egermann
Published in: BioMed research international (2018)
There is a significant reduction of perioperative blood loss under TXA influence without an increased incidence of adverse events. The standard use of TXA can be recommended in aseptic hip and knee revision arthroplasties as well as in second-stage reimplantations for periprosthetic infection.
Keyphrases
  • total hip
  • total knee arthroplasty
  • total hip arthroplasty
  • risk factors
  • patients undergoing
  • cardiac surgery