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Eficacia del ácido tranexámico en la reducción del sangrado post operatorio en artroplastía total de rodilla / Efficacy of the tranexamic acid in the reduction of the postoperative bleeding in total knee replacement
Nemtala U., Fernando; Orrego L., Mario; Mardones P., Rodrigo.
  • Nemtala U., Fernando; Hospital Militar de Santiago. Departamento de Ortopedia y Traumatología. CL
  • Orrego L., Mario; Clínica Las Condes. Departamento de Ortopedia y Traumatología. Santiago. CL
  • Mardones P., Rodrigo; Clínica Dávila. Departamento de Ortopedia y Traumatología. Santiago. CL
Rev. chil. ortop. traumatol ; 50(1): 13-16, 2009. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-559460
ABSTRACT
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.
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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.
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Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Tranexamic Acid / Blood Loss, Surgical / Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Antifibrinolytic Agents Type of study: Observational study Limits: Aged / Aged80 / Humans Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. chil. ortop. traumatol Journal subject: Orthopedics / Traumatology Year: 2009 Type: Article Affiliation country: Chile Institution/Affiliation country: Clínica Dávila/CL / Clínica Las Condes/CL / Hospital Militar de Santiago/CL

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Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Tranexamic Acid / Blood Loss, Surgical / Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Antifibrinolytic Agents Type of study: Observational study Limits: Aged / Aged80 / Humans Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. chil. ortop. traumatol Journal subject: Orthopedics / Traumatology Year: 2009 Type: Article Affiliation country: Chile Institution/Affiliation country: Clínica Dávila/CL / Clínica Las Condes/CL / Hospital Militar de Santiago/CL