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Does a single loading dose of tranexamic acid reduce perioperative blood loss and transfusion requirements after total knee replacement surgery? A randomized, controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Total knee replacement (TKR) is associated with high-perioperative blood loss, which often requires allogenic blood transfusion. Among the many strategies to decrease the need for allogenic transfusion, tranexamic acid (TA) is used systemically in perioperative setting with promising out...

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Autores principales: Kundu, Ratul, Das, Anjan, Basunia, Sandip Roy, Bhattacharyya, Tapas, Chattopadhyay, Surajit, Mukherjee, Anindya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4367077/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25810643
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-9668.149099