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No significant difference in the incidence of VTE between IV TXA and control in orthopaedic surgery
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No significant difference in the incidence of VTE between IV TXA and control in orthopaedic surgery
Blood Transfus. 2018 Jan;16(1):36-43

73 randomized controlled trials were included in this meta-analysis investigating the incidence of venous thromboembolic complications between patients administered intravenous tranexamic acid and patients who were not administered TXA. Meta-analysis demonstrated no significant difference between IV TXA groups and control groups in the incidence of VTE complications, which were estimated at 2.1% and 2.0% for each group, respectively.

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OrthoEvidence. No significant difference in the incidence of VTE between IV TXA and control in orthopaedic surgery. ACE Report. 2019;9(2):10. Available from: https://myorthoevidence.com/AceReport/Report/no-significant-difference-in-the-incidence-of-vte-between-iv-txa-and-control-in-orthopaedic-surgery

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