Effect of drainge and compressive bandage dressing on blood loss after total knee arthroplasty / 天津医药

ABSTRACT

Objective To compare the efficiency of compressive bandage dressing and drainage on the blood loss after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Methods Patients (n=120) who visited Tianjin General Hospital Bin Hai Branch and Tianjin People's Hospital due to varus knee osteoarthritis and underwent TKA were retrospectively analyzed.There are 20 males and 100 females with, mean age was 65.18±6.88 years. Depending on whether placement of drainage, patients were divided into drainage group (60 cases) and pressure bandage dressing group (60 cases). Blood loss, blood transfusion and full blood count (FBC) were all analyzed after TKA in both groups. Results Blood loss after TKA in drainage and pressure dressing group were (1 026.85±274.44),(789.52±251.58) mL respectively. Blood loss was less severe in pressure dressing group than that in drainage group (t=4.938, P0.05). Conclusion Application of compressive bandage dressing in TKA surgery is easy to be operate and can reduce perioperative blood loss and allogeneic transfusion incidence.