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Temporary clamping of drain combined with tranexamic acid reduce blood loss after total knee arthroplasty: a prospective randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is associated with a significant blood loss. Several methods have been reported to reduce postoperative blood loss and avoid homologous blood transfusions. In this study, we investigated the efficacy of temporary clamping of the drain either or not in combin...

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Autores principales: Chareancholvanich, Keerati, Siriwattanasakul, Pichet, Narkbunnam, Rapeepat, Pornrattanamaneewong, Chaturong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3416573/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22817651
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-13-124