Tranexamic acid use and postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing total hip or knee arthroplasty in the United States: retrospective analysis of effectiveness and safety

Poeran, Jashvant; Rasul, Rehana; Suzuki, Suzuko; Danninger, Thomas; Mazumdar, Madhu; Opperer, Mathias; Boettner, Friedrich; G. Memtsoudis, Stavros

doi:10.1136/bmj.g4829

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Tranexamic acid use and postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing total hip or knee arthroplasty in the United States: retrospective analysis of effectiveness and safety

Published in BMJ • Aug 12, 2014

Authors:

Jashvant Poeran

Rehana Rasul

Suzuko Suzuki

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness and safety of perioperative tranexamic acid use in patients undergoing total hip or knee arthroplasty in the United States. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study; multilevel multivariable logistic regression models measured the association between tranexamic ac...

Subject

Tranexamic acid

Medicine

Perioperative

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