Tranexamic acid administration to older patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty conserves hemoglobin and reduces blood loss | Zendy

Hossam El Beheiry | Zendy; Ashley Lubberdink | Zendy; N C Clements | Zendy; Kiran Dihllon | Zendy; Vicky Sharma | Zendy

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Tranexamic acid administration to older patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty conserves hemoglobin and reduces blood loss

Author(s) -

Hossam El Beheiry,

Ashley Lubberdink,

N C Clements,

Kiran Dihllon,

Vicky Sharma

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

canadian journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1488-2310

pISSN - 0008-428X

DOI - 10.1503/cjs.012817

Subject(s) - tranexamic acid , medicine , perioperative , body mass index , hemoglobin , anesthesia , total hip arthroplasty , surgery , orthopedic surgery , retrospective cohort study , blood loss

Tranexamic acid effects in older people are difficult to predict. This study investigated the following research questions: 1) Is tranexamic acid effective in older patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty (THA)? and 2) Is there a difference in the effect of tranexamic acid between younger and older patients?

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