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ArticleSICOT-J2020

Comparison of blood loss between intra-articular and intra-venous administration of tranexamic acid in primary total knee arthroplasty.

Muhammad Suhail Amin, Muhammad Khurram Habib, Aziz Ur Rehman

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Article in SICOT-J, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 56% of its field
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Muhammad Suhail AminProfessor Orthopedic, CMH Hospital Rawalpindi and CMH Lahore Orthopedic ward, CMH Hospital Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Muhammad Khurram HabibAssistant Professor Orthopedics, DHQ Hospital Faisalabad, Clinical Fellow, CMH Lahore, DHQ Hospital Faisalabad Orthopedics ward, Pakistan.
Aziz Ur RehmanClinical fellow CMH Hospital Rawalpindi and CMH Lahore, Pakistan.
Combined Military Hospital · PKFarooq Hospital · PK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo compare the blood loss between intra-articular and intra-venous administration of tranexamic acid (TXA) in patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty. DESIGN OF STUDY: It was a randomized controlled trial. Study duration and settings: This study was carried out at the Orthopedic Departments of Combined Military Hospital Lahore and Rawalpindi from Jan 2016 to March 2018. METHODOLOGY: Patients of both the genders were involved this study who had age in the rage of 40-80 years undergoing primary unilateral total knee arthroplasty for degenerative conditions like osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. These patients were randomly divided into two treatment groups. Patients in IA group received intra-articular tranexamic acid while those in IV group received intravenous tranexamic acid. From all the patients, a written signed consent was taken.

findingsFemales were predominant with male-to-female ratio of 1:3.7. The mean age of the patients was 67.3 ± 8.2 years while the mean BMI was 30.9 ± 2.9 Kg/m

conclusionIntra-articular administration of tranexamic acid was found to be as effective and safe as intra-venous administration in reducing blood loss in primary total knee arthroplasty. Due to convenience, the use of intra-articular administration of tranexamic acid after primary TKA may be considered in future practice.

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Blood LossIntra-articularPrimary Total Knee ArthroplastyTranexamic Acid

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PMID32553103
PMCPMC7301632
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