Cost Benefit Analysis of Topical Tranexamic Acid in Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Tuttle JR, Ritterman SA, Cassidy DB, Anazonwu WA, Froehlich JA, Rubin LE. Cost Benefit Analysis of Topical Tranexamic Acid in Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2014, 29: 1512-1515. PMID: 24630599, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2014.01.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTopical tranexamic acidPrimary total hipTranexamic acidTotal hipKnee arthroplastyTopical TXAPostoperative hemoglobinTransfusion rateAdverse eventsRetrospective cohortConsecutive patientsHospital dispositionArthroplasty patientsPrimary hipDelta hemoglobinTransfusion costsHome dispositionNursing facilitiesPatientsHipArthroplastyHemoglobinCohort