Transfusion
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Tranexamic acid reduces blood transfusion in total knee arthroplasty even when a blood conservation program is applied.
In total knee arthroplasty surgery, a blood conservation program is applied as a normal clinical practice to avoid allogenic transfusions. The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of tranexamic acid to reduce transfusions in total knee replacement even when a blood conservation program is applied. ⋯ Tranexamic acid reduces blood losses and transfusion requirements even when a blood conservation program was used and it questions the usefulness of the postoperative reinfusion drains.