Multimodal patient blood management program based on a three-pillar strategy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

FC Althoff, H Neb, E Herrmann, KM Trentino… - Annals of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To determine whether a multidisciplinary, multimodal Patient Blood Management
(PBM) program for patients undergoing surgery is effective in reducing perioperative …

[HTML][HTML] Blood management strategies in total knee arthroplasty

D Liu, M Dan, SM Martos, E Beller - Knee surgery & related …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A perioperative blood management program is one of a number of important elements for
successful patient care in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and surgeons should be proactive in …

Preoperative risk factor optimization lowers hospital length of stay and postoperative emergency department visits in primary total hip and knee arthroplasty patients

CC Dlott, A Moore, C Nelson, D Stone, Y Xu… - The Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The evaluation and management of outcomes risk has become an essential
element of a modern total joint replacement program. Our multidisciplinary team designed …

The efficacy and safety of multiple-dose intravenous tranexamic acid on blood loss following total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial

Y Lei, J Xie, B Xu, X Xie, Q Huang, F Pei - International orthopaedics, 2017 - Springer
Purpose To assess the efficacy and safety of multiple-dose intravenous tranexamic acid (IV-
TXA) on blood loss following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Methods One hundred fifty nine …

Comparison of 3 routes of administration of tranexamic acid on primary unilateral total knee arthroplasty: a prospective, randomized, controlled study

X Yuan, B Li, Q Wang, X Zhang - The Journal of arthroplasty, 2017 - Elsevier
Background The mode of administration for tranexamic acid (TXA) to significantly reduce the
decrease in hemoglobin (Hb), number of transfusions, relevant costs, and side effects in …

Recent trends in blood utilization after primary hip and knee arthroplasty

NA Bedard, AJ Pugely, NR Lux, SS Liu, Y Gao… - The Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Blood conservation strategies have evolved greatly over the last 5 years. There
is a paucity of large blood utilization studies of total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee …

The antifibrinolytic and anti-inflammatory effects of a high initial-dose tranexamic acid in total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial

YT Lei, JW Xie, Q Huang, W Huang, FX Pei - International Orthopaedics, 2020 - Springer
Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a high initial-dose (60 mg/kg)
intravenous tranexamic acid (IV-TXA) on fibrinolysis and inflammation after total knee …

Multiple-dose intravenous tranexamic acid further reduces hidden blood loss after total hip arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial

Y Lei, Q Huang, Z Huang, J Xie, G Chen, F Pei - The Journal of arthroplasty, 2018 - Elsevier
Background The most appropriate dose of tranexamic acid in total hip arthroplasty (THA)
has not been decided. This study was conducted to evaluate the clinical effects of multiple …

Enhanced recovery protocols in total joint arthroplasty: a review of the literature and their implementation

AS Galbraith, E McGloughlin, J Cashman - Irish Journal of Medical …, 2018 - Springer
Background During recent years, there has been an exponential demand for joint
arthroplasty, which has coincided with the global economic recession. In response, the …

Prevalence of preoperative anemia, abnormal mean corpuscular volume and red cell distribution width among surgical patients in Singapore, and their influence on …

YE Sim, HE Wee, AL Ang, N Ranjakunalan, BC Ong… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Preoperative anemia and high red cell distribution width (RDW) are associated
with higher perioperative mortality. Conditions with high RDW levels can be categorized by …