From: Comparison of intravenous and topical tranexamic acid in total knee arthroplasty
IV group | Topical group | P value | |
---|---|---|---|
Post-Operative Transfusion (Units) | 1.28 | 0.63 | 0.016 |
Intra-operative blood loss (ml) | 122.81 ± 41.60 mL | 109.06 ± 33.38 ml | 0.150 |
Post-operative blood loss(ml) | 125.31 ± 35.649 mL | 110.00 ± 30.900 mL | 0.071 |
Total blood loss | 254.38 ± 52.544 mL | 210.00 ± 41.426 mL | 0.143 |
Hb Fall (mg/dl) | 2.84 ± 0.68 | 2.66 ± 0.60 | 0.261 |
VAS | |||
12 h | 5.41 ± 0.875 | 6.69 ± 0.998 | 0.001 |
24 h | 3.88 ± 0.976 | 5.50 ± 0.842 | 0.008 |
48 h | 2.75 ± 0.568 | 2.97 ± 0.647 | 0.157 |
comorbidities | no | no |