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Assessment of the effect of addition of 24 hours of oral tranexamic acid post-operatively to a single intraoperative intravenous dose of tranexamic acid on calculated blood loss following primary hip and knee arthroplasty (TRAC-24): a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

BACKGROUND: While it is has been proven that tranexamic acid (TXA) reduces blood loss in primary total hip and knee arthroplasty (THA and TKA), there is little published evidence on the use of TXA beyond 3 h post-operatively. Most blood loss occurs after wound closure and the primary aim of this stu...

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Autores principales: Hill, Janet, Magill, Paul, Dorman, Alastair, Hogg, Rosemary, Eggleton, Andrew, Benson, Gary, McFarland, Margaret, Murphy, Lynn, Gardner, Evie, Bryce, Leeann, Martin, Una, Adams, Catherine, Bell, Jennifer, Campbell, Christina, Agus, Ashley, Phair, Glenn, Molloy, Dennis, Mockford, Brian, O’Hagan, Seamus, Beverland, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6069723/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30064517
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-2784-3