Miriam surgeons able to lower transfusion rates

PROVIDENCE – Surgeons at The Miriam Hospital have found a way of minimizing blood transfusions associated with total hip and knee arthroplasty procedures.

By applying a topical treatment of tranexamic acid, the team was able to reduce the rate of transfusions from 17.5 percent to 5.5 percent, with no statistically significant change in complication rates. The study was recently published in The Journal of Arthroplasty.

Reducing blood transfusions arising from total joint replacements has been an important goal in delivering health care that is both more efficient and more effective.

“Topical TXA for total joint replacement allows us to do a better job of getting people home and better sooner,” says Dr. Lee Rubin, an orthopedic surgeon with the Total Joint Center at The Miriam Hospital, also a principal investigator on the study.

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