Patients with primary osteoarthritis of the knee requiring total knee arthroplasty. OA knee, knee arthroplasty, tourniquet, blood loss
Conditions
Interventions
The tourniquet is inflated only during the cementing phase after bone cuts are completed and deflated once prosthesis the prosthesis is cemented.,The tourniquet is inflated just before the incision is
Experimental Device,Active Comparator Device
Limited tourniquet use,Conventional tourniquet use
Sponsors
None
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.) Aged 50-80 years 2.) Undergoing unilateral TKA
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.) Diagnosis of secondary osteoarthritis of the knee 2.) Undergoing simultaneous bilateral TKA 3.) Patients with a history of venous thromboembolism (VTE)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Total blood loss at 3 days postoperatively Hb balance formula | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Blood transfusion needed During admission Amount of blood transfusion recieved during admission,Length of hospital stay During admission Total length of hospital stay during total knee arthroplasty,Wound grading 2 week postoperatively Wound grading according to Southampton Scoring System,Venous thromboembolism complication 2 week postoperatively Clinical suspicious then Doppler ultrasonography for confirmation,Total knee arthroplasty-related complication throughout follow up period Record any Total knee arthroplasty-related complication | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactPichayut Wattanapreechanon
Faculty of Medicine Vajira hospital, Navamindradhiraj university
Outcome results
None listed