Open AccessCan tranexamic acid change preoperative anemia management during total joint arthroplasty?
Author(s) -
Duy L. Phan,
Joseph Rinehart,
Ran Schwarzkopf
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
world journal of orthopedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.76
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 2218-5836
DOI - 10.5312/wjo.v6.i7.521
Subject(s) - medicine , tranexamic acid , contraindication , arthroplasty , surgery , complication , anemia , hemoglobin , blood transfusion , hematocrit , anesthesia , blood loss , alternative medicine , pathology
To investigate the postoperative transfusion and complication rates of anemic and nonanemic total joint arthroplasty patients given tranexamic acid (TXA).