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Ascorbic Acid Reduces the Blood Boss After Total Knee Arthroplasty

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May 2025

Ascorbic Acid Reduces the Blood Boss After Total Knee Arthroplasty

Vol: 307| Issue: 5| Number:5| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Ascorbic Acid Reduces the Blood Boss After Total Knee Arthroplasty: Insights From a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Arthroplast Today . 2025 Feb 1:32:101618.

Contributing Authors:
P Hosseini-Monfared A Mirahmadi MM Sarzaeem S Pourshahryari P Aminnia M Poursalehian SM Kazemi

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One hundred eighteen patients with knee osteoarthritis undergoing outpatient total knee arthroplasty were randomized to receive either intravenous ascorbic acid (n = 59) or placebo (n = 59). The primary outcome was total blood loss estimated by hemoglobin drop at 24 hours postoperatively. Secondary outcomes included incidence of postoperative anemia, need for transfusion, and patient-reported scor...

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