AAOS 2015: TXA compared to standard and reinfusion drains in knee and hip arthroplasty

Retransfusion drains offer no advantage in the care of arthroplasty patients

J Arthroplasty. 2008 Sep;23(6):808-13. Epub 2008 Feb 13

Closed suction drains do not increase blood loss in simultaneous bilateral TKA

Knee Surg Relat Res. 2016 Sep;28(3):201-6. doi: 10.5792/ksrr.2016.28.3.201. Epub 2016 Aug 25.

Effect of TXA, reinfusion drains, and standard drains on blood loss and transfusion in TJA

J Arthroplasty. 2016 Jan;31(1):76-80

Benefits seen with no drains used in total hip arthroplasty

Acta Orthop Belg. 2010 Oct;76(5):619-27

Larger vs. smaller diameter suction drains to prevent postop spinal epidural hematoma

Clin Orthop Surg. 2016 Mar;8(1):78-83

Comparable clinical outcomes with or without the use of drain for TKR surgery

J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2010 Jan;92(1):51-5.

Autologous wound drains have no effect on transfusion rates following THA/TKA

Bone Joint J. 2014 Jun;96-B(6):765-71

Use of wound drain after unilateral total knee arthroplasty

The Journal of Arthroplasty Vol. 26 No. 4 2011

No benefit to patient outcome observed with the use of suction drain in TKA

Int Orthop. 2015 Apr;39(4):653-8

Retransfusion drain does not provide additional benefits during TKA

Knee. 2012 Jun;19(3):190-2. Epub 2011 Mar 25

Allogenic blood transfusion rate in HA for trauma using suction and autologous re-transfusion drains

Int Orthop. 2016 Dec;40(12):2575-2579

Autotransfusion drain reduces blood transfusion compared to closed suction drain in THA

Sci Rep. 2016 Jul 1;6:27461

Effect of antibiotic prophylaxis duration on infection after spinal surgery with drains

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2015 Jun 17;97(12):979-86

No difference in transfusion rate between direct anterior THA with and without drain

J Arthroplasty. 2016 Sep;31(9):1954-8

Intra-articular TXA may reduce blood loss following unilateral TKA

Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2015 Jan;25(1):135-9.

Post-operative blood salvage reduces need for homologous blood transfusion following THR

J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2007 Aug;89(8):1092-7

EFORT: Intra-articular TXA reduces total blood loss in patients undergoing TKA

No effect of topical fibrinogen spray on blood loss and transfusion in TKA

Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2014 Jan;472(1):272-6. doi: 10.1007/s11999-013-3036-1

AAOS2017: Similar efficacy between IA TXA and IV TXA in total knee arthroplasty