Efficacy of Preoperative Autologous Blood Donation and Tranexamic Acid in Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty

A total of 60 patients were included in this randomized study that were divided into a study group of 30 patients, who had been transfused autologous blood and a control group of 30 patients who had been transfused only allogeneic blood. Parenteral iron preparation was given to all patients of the study group after each donation. Intraoperatively all patients of the study group received 2 g of intravenous TXA.

This study was conducted through laboratory analysis of hemoglobin and hematocrit values during blood donation and for both groups in the preoperative and the postoperative period and the assessment of the amount of transfused blood units in both groups.

Inclusion criteria

• Elective revision total hip replacement surgery was performed in 60 patients aged between 60 and 75 years old of both sex of ASA physical status I and II of 70-90 kg body weight and height 160-180 cm.

Exclusion criteria

• This study excluded cases of revision total hip arthroplasty (RTHA) for infection or fractures as well as early revisions for dislocations secondary to implant malposition. Preoperative autologous blood donation was not done in patients with cardiac decompensation, severe hemodynamic problems, respiratory insufficiency, severe defect of central nervous system, active infection, blood disease or coagulopathies.