Ahmed M Abdelaal

Orthopaedic and Traumatology Department, Assuit University Hospital, Assuit, Egypt

Publications

• Research Article
  Efficacy of topical and intravenous tranexamic acid (txa) in reducing blood loss in primary total knee arthroplasty, a prospective randomized trial
  Author(s): Ahmed Khalifa*, Mohammad A Mahran, Mohammad K Abdelnasser, Hatem M Bakr, Yaser E Khalifa, Ahmed M Abdelaal and Galal Zaki Said
  
  Introduction: Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) is a major Orthopaedic operation that involves significant blood loss due to extensive soft tissue release and bone cuts. Fibrinolysis is considered the major cause of postoperative bleeding after TKA surgery, pharmacologic agents such as (Tranexamic Acid) TXA, a plasminogen-activator inhibitor, have been employed to reduce perioperative blood loss and prevent the need for post-operative transfusion. Patients and methods: A prospective randomized study involving 75 patients over a period of 6 month in our arthroplasty unit at a tertiary referral orthopedic hospital. The patients were divided into three groups, 25 patients in each one. GI received 2 gms of intravenous TXA before tourniquet inflation, GII received 3 gms TXA in 100 ml saline intraarticular (topical) after capsular closure, GIII was a control group. The primary outcome measure w.. Read More»