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SUBMITTER: Seviciu A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4957169 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Arthroplasty today 20160331 2
<h4>Background</h4>The purpose of this study was to compare 2 blood management interventions, tranexamic acid (TXA) and bipolar sealer system (BSS) used independently or in combination with a control group during primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA).<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 127 TKA patients were enrolled and randomized into 4 groups: Intravenous TXA plus the BSS (N = 29, group 1); TXA only (N = 29, group 2); BSS only (N = 31, group 3); and intravenous normal saline as a control group (N = 32, ...[more]