Research Article

An In Vivo Study of Low-Dose Intra-Articular Tranexamic Acid Application with Prolonged Clamping Drain Method in Total Knee Replacement: Clinical Efficacy and Safety

Table 1

Patients’ characteristics data.

Group value
2 h4 h6 h8 h10 h12 h

Female gender4 (80)2 (40)4 (80)4 (80)5 (100)3 (60)0.36
Age, year69 ± 772 ± 668 ± 767 ± 968 ± 474 ± 90.58
Height, cm152 ± 5155 ± 7162 ± 11153 ± 10150 ± 5158 ± 40.38
Weight, kg61 ± 662 ± 667 ± 566 ± 1067 ± 763 ± 40.68
BMI, kg/m2◆27 ± 226 ± 227 ± 329 ± 330 ± 325 ± 10.16
ASA physical status, grade I/II2/33/23/23/21/41/40.56
Right side2 (40)3 (60)3 (60)5 (100)4 (80)2 (40)0.32
Preoperative laboratory values
 Hemoglobin, g/dL13.5 ± 0.813.5 ± 1.512.7 ± 1.312.3 ± 1.412.1 ± 0.714.0 ± 2.00.26
 Platelet count, ×103/mm3267 ± 48275 ± 70267 ± 84251 ± 40283 ± 72255 ± 830.97
 Prothrombin time, sec11.7 ± 0.511.6 ± 0.811.5 ± 0.211.7 ± 0.711.9 ± 1.311.6 ± 0.40.96
 Partial thromboplastin time, sec28.1 ± 2.432.4 ± 0.827.7 ± 4.627.7 ± 4.624.4 ± 1.828.3 ± 8.90.53
 Thrombin time, sec10.7 ± 0.310.8 ± 0.510.5 ± 0.510.8 ± 1.110.3 ± 0.510.4 ± 0.50.60
 INR1.02 ± 0.041.01 ± 0.071.00 ± 0.021.01 ± 0.061.04 ± 0.101.01 ± 0.030.95
 D-dimer, ng/mL209 ± 64348 ± 253190 ± 70184 ± 84289 ± 176335 ± 1830.37
 Fibrinogen, mg/dL310 ± 37310 ± 79357 ± 68338 ± 108434 ± 122442 ± 1380.21

■: value presented as number of subjects (percentage), ◆: value presented as mean ± standard deviation.