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Postoperative Drainage in Total Knee Arthroplasty in the Presence of Tranexamic Acid
General Information
Gender
ALL
Age
N/A
Phase
NA
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Location
Hospital Beatriz Angelo (Loures, Portugal)
Clinicaltrial.gov
https://classic.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03915756Summary
The investigator's aim with this study is to address, with the new paradigm of tranexamic acid, the role of wound drainage following total knee arthroplasty in blood loss, blood transfusion requirements and functional recovery
Conditions
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria: * Consecutive patients admitted to perform a primary unilateral total knee arthroplasty Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindication to take tranexamic acid * hematologic disease with a higher risk of bleeding * abnormal coagulation tests * refusal of blood transfusions * inadequate preoperatory optimization * deformity \>15⁰ of varus or valgus