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Using of surgical blade may have less blood loss than unipolar electrocautery in Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA).
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| surgical blade | Experimental |
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| Unipolar electrocautery | Active Comparator |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| surgical blade | Procedure | Using surgical blade all the time of surgery |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Blood loss | - detected total blood loss from hemoglobin at 24,48 hours after surgery, maximum Hb drop and blood loss collected in radivac drain | 48 hours |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| inflammation | determine inflammatory response with C-rective protein (CRP) at post-op 48 hours | 48 hours |
| Knee function | measured with WOMAC |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orthopaedic department, Faculty of medicine, Thammasat university | Klongluang | Changwat Pathum Thani | 066 | Thailand |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29968137 | Derived | Tammachote N, Kanitnate S. Electric cautery does not reduce blood loss in primary total knee arthroplasty compared with scalpel only surgery a double-blinded randomized controlled trial. Int Orthop. 2018 Dec;42(12):2755-2760. doi: 10.1007/s00264-018-4048-y. Epub 2018 Jul 3. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D006470 | Hemorrhage |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D004564 | Electrocoagulation |
| D019092 | Conization |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D002425 | Cautery |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D055011 | Ablation Techniques |
| D013514 | Surgical Procedures, Operative |
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| electrocautery | Procedure | Using electrocautery all the time except at skin incision |
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| 3 months |
| knee range of motion | 3 months |
| complication | detected with wound dehiscence, wound infection | 2 weeks |
| D001706 |
| Biopsy |
| D003581 | Cytodiagnosis |
| D003584 | Cytological Techniques |
| D019411 | Clinical Laboratory Techniques |
| D019937 | Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures |
| D003933 | Diagnosis |
| D013048 | Specimen Handling |
| D003949 | Diagnostic Techniques, Surgical |
| D008919 | Investigative Techniques |