The effect of tranexamic acid on perioperative bleeding in patients undergoing total knee or hip arthroplasty
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- osteoarthritis of knee or hip
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000036687
- Lead Sponsor
- Akita University
- Brief Summary
A total of 135 patients were included during the study period. 63 patients for the control group and 72 patients for the TXA group. The demographic data were similar between the two groups. The intraoperative infusion, the postoperative transfusion, delta Hb, and estimated blood loss were significantly reduced in the TXA group, although there were no significant differences in the volumes of intraoperative transfusion and blood loss.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 135
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
deep vein embolism pulmonary embolism
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method amount of intraoperative blood loss, intraoperative infusion volume, intraoperative blood transfusion volume, postoperative blood transfusion volume, the changes of hemoglobin concentrations , and estimated blood loss.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis