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. 2015 Feb;30(2):192-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2014.08.020. Epub 2014 Sep 6.

Does tranexamic acid reduce blood transfusion cost for primary total hip arthroplasty? A case-control study

Ryan N Harris  1 , Joseph T Moskal  2 , Susan G Capps  3
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Does tranexamic acid reduce blood transfusion cost for primary total hip arthroplasty? A case-control study

Ryan N Harris et al. J Arthroplasty. 2015 Feb.

Abstract

Peri-operative tranexamic acid (TXA) significantly reduces the need for allogeneic blood transfusion in total hip arthroplasty (THA) and thus hospital costs are reduced. Before employing TXA in primary THA at our institution, facility costs were $286.90/THA for blood transfusion and required 0.45 man-hours/THA (transfusion rate 19.87%). After incorporating TXA, the cost for intravenous application was $123.38/THA for blood transfusion and TXA medication and 0.07 man-hours/THA (transfusion rate 4.39%) and the cost for topical application was $132.41/THA for blood transfusion and TXA and 0.14 man-hours/THA (transfusion rate 12.86%). TXA has the potential to reduce the facility cost per THA and the man-hours/THA from blood transfusions.

Keywords: cost; hip arthroplasty; tranexamic acid; transfusion.

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