Open AccessTranexamic acid for control of blood loss in bilateral total knee replacement in a single stage
Author(s) -
Mandeep Singh Dhillon,
Kamal Bali,
Sharad Prabhakar
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.77135
Subject(s) - medicine , tranexamic acid , tourniquet , total knee arthroplasty , anesthesia , blood loss , total knee replacement , blood transfusion , surgery , stage (stratigraphy) , autologous blood , paleontology , biology
Tranexamic acid (TEA) reduces blood loss and red cell transfusions in patients undergoing unilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA). However, there is not much literature regarding the use of TEA in patients undergoing bilateral TKA in a single stage and the protocols for administration of TEA in such patients are ill-defined.