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AAOS: IV tranexamic acid & aminocaproic acid on reducing blood loss in orthopaedic surgery
March 2014
AAOS: IV tranexamic acid & aminocaproic acid on reducing blood loss in orthopaedic surgery
Study Type:Meta analysis
OE Level Evidence:N/A
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Efficacy of antifibrinolytics on surgical bleeding in orthopaedic surgery: a meta-analysis
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Synopsis
54 studies (comprising 59 randomized controlled trials with 3402 patients) were included in this meta-analysis comparing the use of either intravenous tranexamic acid (TXA) or intravenous epsilon aminocaproic acid (EACA) to placebo in reducing blood loss in orthopaedic surgery. TXA was observed to significantly reduce intraoperative, postoperative, and total blood loss while reducing transfusion r...
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