Topical versus systemic tranexamic acid after total knee and hip arthroplasty: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Autor: Zhiyang Li, Zhuo Chen, Shuo Cui, Yongcai Chen, Zhengjiang Yuan
Rok vydání: 2016
Předmět:
musculoskeletal diseases
medicine.medical_specialty
Antifibrinolytic
medicine.drug_class
medicine.medical_treatment
Arthroplasty
Replacement
Hip

Total knee arthroplasty
Postoperative Hemorrhage
knee arthroplasty
Total knee
tranexamic acid
law.invention
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Randomized controlled trial
law
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
topical
Arthroplasty
Replacement
Knee

hip arthroplasty
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Postoperative Care
030222 orthopedics
business.industry
Drug Administration Routes
General Medicine
musculoskeletal system
Arthroplasty
Antifibrinolytic Agents
Surgery
Hip arthroplasty
surgical procedures
operative

Meta-analysis
Anesthesia
intravenous
business
Tranexamic acid
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
medicine.drug
Research Article
Zdroj: Medicine
ISSN: 1536-5964
Popis: Background: Tranexamic acid (TXA) is an antifibrinolytic drug widely used to reduce blood loss during joint replacements, including total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA). However, there is no final consensus regarding the composition of an optimal administration of TXA regime between topical and systemic (intravenous). The purpose of our study was to compare the efficacy of topical and intravenous (IV) regimen of TXA during TKA and THA. Methods: Five relevant electronic online databases, PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Web of Science and Chinese Biomedical Database were systematically searched in November 2015. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that compared topical with intravenous TXA in patients with TKA or THA were included. The search terms included “topical,” “intravenous,” “tranexamic acid,” “knee arthroplasty” and “hip arthroplasty.” Two reviewers independently extracted data and assessed the risk of bias and study quality. Data were analyzed with Review Manager 5.3 software. Grades of Recommendation Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) were used to assess the quality of evidence. Results: Sixteen RCTs with 1250 patients undergoing TKA and 4 RCTs involving 550 patients undergoing THA were included. There were no significant differences in total blood loss (mean difference [MD]TKA = −28.72 mL, 95% confidence interval [CI] −195.97 to 138.54 mL, P = 0.74; MDTHA = 14.03 mL, 95% CI −35.53 to 63.59 mL; P = 0.78), total drain out (MDTKA = −3.09 mL, 95% CI −39.05 to 32.88 mL; P = 0.87; MDTHA −31.00 mL, 95% CI −66.56 to 4.66 mL; P = 0.09), and transfusion rates (ORTKA = 0.90, 95% CI 0.58–1.40, P = 0.64; ORTHA = 1.19, 95% CI 0.67–2.09; P = 0.63) between topical and intravenous (IV) TXA. Conclusions: The current evidence suggested that topical TXA was equally effective and safe compared with intravenous TXA in reducing blood loss and transfusion rate following TKA or THA. We recommended that either topically or systemically could be used in TKA and THA to decrease perioperative blood loss.
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