Blood management in total knee arthroplasty: an exploratory study regarding the use of drain and tranexamic acid in two types of instrumentation

Authors

  • Pedro Alexandre Dias Department of Orthopedics, Unidade Local de Saúde de Santa Maria, Lisboa, Portugal
  • Sofia Caldeira-Dantas Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Hospital do Litoral Alentejano (HLA), Santiago do Cacém, Portugal
  • Maria Miguel Carvalho Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Hospital Particular do Algarve (HPA), Gambelas-Faro, Portugal
  • Ana Marreiros Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal; Algarve Biomedical Center Research Institute, Algarve, Faro, Portugal
  • Ana Paula Fontes Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Hospital Particular do Algarve (HPA), Gambelas-Faro, Portugal; Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
  • João Paulo Sousa Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Hospital Particular do Algarve (HPA), Gambelas-Faro, Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2455-4510.IntJResOrthop20241694

Keywords:

Drain, Hemoglobin, PSI, TKA, TXA

Abstract

Background: This study investigates how presence or absence of drain or tranexamic acid (TXA) in 2 different types of instrumentation with invasion/sparing femoral canal affects hemoglobin drop after total knee arthroplasty (TKA).

Methods: This was a retrospective observational study that included 736 individuals divided in five groups, regarding conventional instrumentation (CI) or patient specific instrumentation (PSI), presence or absence of drain and TXA. Mean percentage of hemoglobin drop after the first postoperative day was compared for each group.

Results: Patients submitted to CI using drain and no TXA revealed the highest value (21,3%±9,1; p<0,001). Groups who received TXA and drain was not used, presented the lowest blood loss. Moreover, with the introduction of TXA PSI lost its advantage over CI.

Conclusions: TKA using CI, without drain and with TXA administration showed better results, reducing mean percentage of hemoglobin drop after surgery.

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2024-06-26

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