Open AccessTopical versus intravenous tranexamic acid as a blood conservation intervention for reduction of post-operative bleeding in hemiarthroplasty
Author(s) -
Walid Mohamed Emara,
Khaled K Moez,
Abeer H Elkhouly
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
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]).