Table 1 Characteristics of included studies
From: The efficacy and safety of tranexamic acid in revision total knee arthroplasty: a meta-analysis
Study | Group | Simple size | Age (Y) | Gender (M/F) | Preoperative hemoglobin (g/l) | Intervention | Diagnosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aguilera 2012 [10] | TXA | 19 | 75 | 2/17 | 132 | 1 g | Aseptic loosening |
Control | 28 | 74 | 9/19 | 134 | |||
Ortega-Andreu 2016 [11] | TXA | 44 | 68.8 | 12/32 | 141 | two doses of 15 mg/kg per dose | Aseptic loosening; Pain; Polyethylene wear; Prosthesis malposition; Fracture |
Control | 43 | 74.2 | 11/32 | 138 | |||
Samujh 2014 [12] | TXA | 43 | 65.4 | 14/19 | 132 | 15 mg/Kg | NS |
Control | 68 | 64.7 | 29/39 | 135 | |||
Smit 2013 [13] | TXA | 246 | 68.9 | 121/125 | 132.1 | 20 mg/Kg | Loosening; Infection; Polywear; Instability; Stiffness; Malalignment; Patellar problems; Pain |
Control | 178 | 69.8 | 87/91 | 129.9 |