: Two-stage exchange in infected total knee arthroplasty is a reliable technique, but it has a high rate of blood loss. The study aims to compare the pre-operative and post-operative haemoglobin levels, the rate of transfusion, and the blood loss in two-stage exchange. From July 2018 to July 2019, eighteen patients underwent two-stage exchange of their infected total knee arthroplasty. Local and systemic tranexamic acid was administered in both surgical stages. Calculated blood loss was 2246 mL (range 1528 - 2850) in the first stage and 2388 mL (1873 - 2829) during reimplantation, respectively. The corresponding transfusion rate was 55 % and 67%, respectively. With the numbers available, these differences were not significant. In conclusion, this study shows that the blood loss and transfusion rate are similar during the two stages of exchange knee arthroplasty for infection.

Blood loss and transfusion rate in patients undergoing two-stage exchange in infected total knee arthroplasty / Balato, G; Ascione, T; De Franco, C; De Matteo, V; Verrazzo, R; Smeraglia, F; Rizzo, M; Bernasconi, A; Mariconda, M. - In: JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL REGULATORS & HOMEOSTATIC AGENTS. - ISSN 0393-974X. - 34:3 Suppl. 2(2020), p. 1-5. ADVANCES IN MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES AND INFECTIONS - SOTIMI 2019.

Blood loss and transfusion rate in patients undergoing two-stage exchange in infected total knee arthroplasty

Balato, G;Verrazzo, R;Smeraglia, F;Rizzo, M;Bernasconi, A;Mariconda, M
2020

Abstract

: Two-stage exchange in infected total knee arthroplasty is a reliable technique, but it has a high rate of blood loss. The study aims to compare the pre-operative and post-operative haemoglobin levels, the rate of transfusion, and the blood loss in two-stage exchange. From July 2018 to July 2019, eighteen patients underwent two-stage exchange of their infected total knee arthroplasty. Local and systemic tranexamic acid was administered in both surgical stages. Calculated blood loss was 2246 mL (range 1528 - 2850) in the first stage and 2388 mL (1873 - 2829) during reimplantation, respectively. The corresponding transfusion rate was 55 % and 67%, respectively. With the numbers available, these differences were not significant. In conclusion, this study shows that the blood loss and transfusion rate are similar during the two stages of exchange knee arthroplasty for infection.
2020
Blood loss and transfusion rate in patients undergoing two-stage exchange in infected total knee arthroplasty / Balato, G; Ascione, T; De Franco, C; De Matteo, V; Verrazzo, R; Smeraglia, F; Rizzo, M; Bernasconi, A; Mariconda, M. - In: JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL REGULATORS & HOMEOSTATIC AGENTS. - ISSN 0393-974X. - 34:3 Suppl. 2(2020), p. 1-5. ADVANCES IN MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES AND INFECTIONS - SOTIMI 2019.
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