Cochrane in CORR ^®: Topical Application of Tranexamic Acid for the Reduction of Bleeding (Review)

Nathan Evaniew^{1

2}, Mohit Bhandari^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada. nathan.evaniew@medportal.ca.
² Center for Evidence-Based Orthopaedics, 293 Wellington Street North, Suite 110, Hamilton, ON, L8L 8E7, Canada. nathan.evaniew@medportal.ca.
³ Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
⁴ Center for Evidence-Based Orthopaedics, 293 Wellington Street North, Suite 110, Hamilton, ON, L8L 8E7, Canada.

Comment

Nathan Evaniew et al. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2017 Jan.

. 2017 Jan;475(1):21-26.

doi: 10.1007/s11999-016-5112-9. Epub 2016 Oct 5.

Nathan Evaniew^{1

2}, Mohit Bhandari^{3

4}

¹ Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada. nathan.evaniew@medportal.ca.
² Center for Evidence-Based Orthopaedics, 293 Wellington Street North, Suite 110, Hamilton, ON, L8L 8E7, Canada. nathan.evaniew@medportal.ca.
³ Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
⁴ Center for Evidence-Based Orthopaedics, 293 Wellington Street North, Suite 110, Hamilton, ON, L8L 8E7, Canada.

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Comment on

Topical application of tranexamic acid for the reduction of bleeding.
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