Effectiveness and Safety of the Combined Use of Tranexamic Acid: A Comparative Observational Study of 1909 Cases.

Background: Tranexamic acid (TA) use in lower‑limb arthroplasty has been valued in these surgeries high‑risk hemorrhagic due to its antifibrinolytic action. The objective of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of the combined intravenous (IV) and intraarticular (IA) administration of TA in lower‑limb arthroplasty.

Methods: We conduct a prospective observational study between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2017, including all programmed lower‑limb arthroplasties.

Effectiveness and Safety of the Combined Use of Tranexamic Acid: A Comparative Observational Study of 1909 Cases.

Background: Tranexamic acid (TA) use in lower-limb arthroplasty has been valued in these surgeries high-risk hemorrhagic due to its antifibrinolytic action. The objective of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of the combined intravenous (IV) and intraarticular (IA) administration of TA in lower-limb arthroplasty.

Methods: We conduct a prospective observational study between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2017, including all programmed lower-limb arthroplasties.

Adherence of French cardiologists to guidelines for non-cardiac surgery.

Introduction: In order to evaluate whether cardiologists follow guidelines, we studied patients who were seen for a preoperative cardiologic consultation prior to surgery.

Methods: This retrospective study took place in two surgical units (Vascular and Orthopaedic) in two different university hospitals in 2013. The patient eligibility criteria were: planned elective surgery, cardiologic consultation prior to anaesthesiology consultation and lack of any unstable cardiac condition.