ArticleKnee surgery & related research2016
Effect of Closed Suction Drain on Blood Loss and Transfusion Rates in Simultaneous Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective Randomized Study.
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- Are closed suction drains necessary for primary total knee arthroplasty?: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Medicine · 2018Pooled it
- Clinic and Ultrasound Evaluation of Suction Drainage in Total Knee Arthroplasty Procedure: A Multicentric Prospective Trial.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Suction drainage increases the need for blood transfusion in bilateral total knee arthroplasty.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2025Article
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- Intravenous Ferric Carboxymaltose Improves Response to Postoperative Anemia Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial in Asian Cohort.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Do drains help reduce the risk of complications after thoracoplasties in posterior spinal fusions for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis?Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2022Article
- Efficacy of postoperative drainage in total knee arthroplasty: Review of the literature.Orthopedic reviews · 2020Article
- Transfusion after total knee arthroplasty can be predicted using the machine learning algorithm.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2020Article
- The Effect of Single High-Dose Preoperative Intravenous Tranexamic Acid Administration to Reduce Blood Loss in Patients with Primary Total Knee Replacement.Sisli Etfal Hastanesi tip bulteni · 2019Article
- Perioperative Blood Management Strategies for Total Knee Arthroplasty.Orthopaedic surgery · 2018Review
- Different patient satisfaction levels between the first and second knee in the early stage after simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA): a comparison between subjective and objective outcome assessments.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2017Article
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Abstract
purposeSimultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is associated with excessive blood loss and morbidity arising from postoperative reduction in hemoglobin (Hb). The purpose of this prospective randomized study was to determine if drains have any effect on blood loss, postoperative reduction in Hb levels and transfusion rates compared to no drainage in simultaneous bilateral TKAs. MATERIALS AND
methodsTwo hundred and thirty patients who underwent simultaneous bilateral TKA by a single surgeon were randomly allotted to drain or no-drain group (n=115 in each group). Postoperative Hb level, blood loss volume and transfusion rate were compared between the two groups.
resultsThe mean postoperative Hb level (p=0.38), blood loss volume (p=0.33) and transfusion rate (p=0.52) in the drain group were not significantly different compared to the no-drain group. No statistical difference was found in terms of complications, readmissions and mortality rates between the two groups.
conclusionsNo significant difference was observed in the two groups with respect to blood loss and blood transfusion. Non-drainage does not offer an advantage over drainage with respect to conserving blood in simultaneous bilateral TKA.
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