Topical versus intravenous tranexamic acid as a blood conservation intervention for reduction of post-operative bleeding in hemiarthroplasty | Zendy

WalidMohamed Emara | Zendy; KhaledK Moez | Zendy; Amany S. El-Khouly | Zendy

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Topical versus intravenous tranexamic acid as a blood conservation intervention for reduction of post-operative bleeding in hemiarthroplasty

Author(s) -

WalidMohamed Emara,

KhaledK Moez,

Amany S. El-Khouly

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

anesthesia essays and researches

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 0259-1162

DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.128908

Subject(s) - medicine , tranexamic acid , hematocrit , anesthesia , partial thromboplastin time , thromboelastography , prothrombin time , deep vein , pulmonary embolism , placebo , thrombosis , surgery , incidence (geometry) , blood loss , coagulation , physics , alternative medicine , pathology , optics

This study was performed to test the effectiveness of topical tranexamic acid (TXA) in reducing blood loss in pelvic hemiarthoplasty surgeries compared with intravenous TXA, regarding the incidence of thromboembolic complications (deep vein thrombosis [DVT], pulmonary embolism (PE) and cerebrovascular stroke [CVS]).

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