ABSTRACT
Antecedentes: La utilización de torniquete neumático (TN) en la artroplastía total de rodilla (ATR) ha sido tema de controversia, describiendo ventajas, desventajas y complicaciones asociadas. Con la finalidad de evaluar los beneficios de su utilización se estudió el tiempo quirúrgico, volumen de sangrado transquirúrgico, postquirúrgico y total, así como los valores de hemoglobina y hematocrito pre y postquirúrgicos de pacientes a los que se les realizo ATR primaria utilizando TN y se compararon con un grupo control. Material y métodos: Se realizó un análisis retrospectivo de expedientes clínicos de casos sometidos a ATR; en apego a los criterios de inclusión se obtuvo un grupo de estudio (n = 19) y control (n = 19) según la utilización o no de TN. Se compararon el tiempo quirúrgico, el sangrado transquirúrgico y postquirúrgico así como el sangrado total; valores de hemoglobina y hematocrito iniciales y finales. Resultados: Se obtuvieron diferencias significativas a favor del grupo en quienes se utilizó TN en 7 de 8 variables estudiadas, siendo el tiempo empleado (t = 2.08 p < 0.050); sangrado transquirúrgico (t = -6.44, p < 0.010); postquirúrgico (t = -2.170 p < 0.050) y total (t = /7.52, p < 0.010), las más relevantes. Conclusiones: Los resultados mostraron que los sujetos a quienes se les aplicó TN durante la ATR requirieron menos tiempo quirúrgico y que el sangrado total, trans y postquirúrgico, así como la perdida sanguínea calculada fueron menores que los controles. Mayores conjeturas sobre los beneficios del TN ameritan la realización de más investigaciones prospectivas.
Background: The use of the pneumatic tourniquet (PT) in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has been controversial; its advantages, disadvantages and associated complications have been described. In order to assess its benefits we analyzed operative time; intraoperative, postoperative and total bleeding volume, as well as pre- and postoperative hemoglobin and hematocrit values in patients who had undergone primary TKA using the PT, and they were compared with a control group. Material and methods: A retrospective analysis of the clinical records of cases who underwent TKA was conducted. Based on the inclusion criteria and the use or non-use of PT, two groups were formed: a study group (n = 19) and a control group (n = 19). The following variables were compared: operative time, intra and postoperative bleeding and total bleeding; initial and final hemoglobin and hematocrit values. Results: Significant differences in favor of the group with PT use were obtained in 7 out of the 8 variables studied. The most relevant ones were operative time (t = 2.08 p < 0.050); intraoperative bleeding (t = -6.44, p < 0.010); postoperative bleeding (t = -2.170 p < 0.050) and total bleeding (t = /7.52, p < 0.010). Conclusions: The results showed that patients in whom PT was used during TKA had a shorter operative time, and their total, intra- and postoperative bleeding and the estimated blood loss were lower than in controls. Additional suppositions on the benefits of PT warrant the conduction of more prospective research studies.
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Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee/methods , Blood Loss, Surgical , Postoperative Hemorrhage/epidemiology , Tourniquets , Hematocrit , Hemoglobins/metabolism , Operative Time , Retrospective StudiesABSTRACT
We investigated the effect of the tranexamic acid in the reduction of the post operative bleeding in patients undergoing a total knee replacement. A prospective study was performed, 20 patients made up the study group, these individuals received an intravenous dose of 15 mg/kg weight just before the surgery and a second dose equal to the first one, before the release of the pneumatic tourniquet. The control group included 20 patients who underwent a total knee replacement and did not receive any kind of antifibrinolytic therapy. Patients who received the tranexamic acid had a mean postoperative bleeding of 383 mls +/- 236 versus the control group who had a mean of 1.025 mls +/- 281 of bleeding. The difference between both groups was statistically relevant according to the Mann Whitney test. There were no cases of clinical deep vein thrombosis (DVT), neither pulmonary thromboembolism. Based on the results reported in the literature and obtained in our study, we recommend the routinary use of the tranexamic acid in patients undergoing a total knee replacement.
Investigamos el efecto del ácido tranexámico en el sangrado post operatorio de pacientes sometidos a artroplastía total de rodilla. Este es un estudio prospectivo que contó con un grupo de 20 casos en los que se administró una dosis de 15 mgs/kg peso justo antes del inicio de la cirugía y se repitió antes de la deflación del torniquete neumático. Los pacientes que recibieron ácido tranexámico presentaron un sangrado postoperatorio promedio medido en el receptáculo del drenaje de 383 mls +/- 236 versus el grupo control que tuvo un sangrado promedio de 1.025 mls +/- 281. La diferencia fue estadísticamente significativa entre ambos grupos de acuerdo al test de Mann Whitney. No se registraron casos de trombosis venosa profunda clínica, ni de tromboembolismo pulmonar. Recomendamos el uso de este fármaco de manera rutinaria en este tipo de procedimientos dados los beneficios reportados en la literatura y comprobados en nuestro estudio.