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ReviewAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2024

Comparison of the effect of open-box versus closed-box prostheses on blood loss following total knee arthroplasty: a meta-analysis.

Rowan H Elhalag, Yomna E Dean, Anas Hamdy, Abdalla Mohamed Hadhoud, Pensée Chébl, Jaffer Shah, Mohamed Gawad, Karam R Motawea

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Review in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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What it found

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Rowan H ElhalagFaculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria.
Yomna E DeanFaculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria.
Anas HamdyFaculty of Medicine, New Giza University, Giza Governorate, Egypt.
Abdalla Mohamed HadhoudFaculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria.
Pensée ChéblFaculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria.
Jaffer ShahMedical Research Center, Kateb University, Kabul, Afghanistan.
Mohamed GawadDnipropetrovsk State Medical university, Dnipro, Ukraine.
Karam R MotaweaFaculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria.
Alexandria University · EGDnipropetrovsk State Medical Academy · UAKateb University

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: Postoperative blood loss is a common complication following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The authors aimed to analyze the significance of open versus closed-box prostheses in reducing blood loss after TKA. Methods: PubMed, Cochrane, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched. Observational studies and clinical trials comparing the effect of open-box versus closed-box prostheses on blood loss following TKA were included. The primary outcome was total blood loss following TKA. Secondary outcomes included average transfused units and total operation time. Continuous data were represented as mean difference (MD) and CI, while dichotomous data were presented as odds ratio (OR) and CI. RevMan software version 5.4 was used to conduct the analysis. Results: Four studies with a total number of 687 patients were included. The pooled analysis showed a statistically significant association between closed-box and decreased total blood loss following TKA compared with open-box (MD=173.19, 95% CI=88.77-257.61, Conclusion: Closed-box reduces the total blood loss following unilateral and bilateral TKA. More studies are warranted to explore the benefits of Closed-box in patients with high bleeding susceptibility.

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blood lossclosed boxopen boxprosthesistotal knee arthroplasty

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PMID38333267
PMCPMC10849461
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