Table 2 Perioperative outcomes regarding blood loss.

From: Tranexamic acid in primary total knee arthroplasty without tourniquet: a randomized, controlled trial of oral versus intravenous versus topical administration

Variable

Oral TXA Group

IV TXA Group

IA TXA Group

P value

Total blood loss (mL)

  24 hr

593.59 ± 299.90

656.37 ± 216.30

589.89 ± 292.52

0.54

  72 hr

1003.99 ± 414.44

1108.31 ± 392.11

1059.37 ± 422.99

0.29

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

  24 hr

11.5 ± 1.40

11.45 ± 1.09

11.63 ± 1.19

0.71

  72 hr

10.48 ± 1.41

10.22 ± 1.11

10.38 ± 1.13

0.50

Reduction of hemoglobin (g/dL)

  24 hr

1.89 ± 1.06

1.90 ± 0.80

1.74 ± 0.93

0.58

  72 hr

2.91 ± 1.13

3.13 ± 0.89

2.99 ± 1.03

0.52

Hematocrit (L/L)

  24 hr

0.35 ± 0.04

0.35 ± 0.03

0.34 ± 0.03

0.18

  72 hr

0.32 ± 0.04

0.31 ± 0.03

0.30 ± 0.03

0.07

Postop. laboratory values at 72 hr

  Platelet count (×109/L)

157.63 ± 48.66

156.15 ± 40.33

161.53 ± 52.25

0.86

  Red blood cell count (×1012/L)

3.52 ± 0.43

3.41 ± 0.40

3.47 ± 0.45

0.42

Intraoperative blood loss (mL)

147.12 ± 25.64

148.92 ± 31.43

150.16 ± 28.22

0.84

Postop. IV fluid amount (mL)

2715.17 ± 375.76

2803.67 ± 351.18

2836.17 ± 434.15

0.21

  1. The values are presented as the mean and the standard deviation.