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Published on: July 5, 2011
Effect of pharmacist intervention on blood conservation therapy in total knee arthroplasty: A retrospective,
Ling Zhou1, Jingjing Ma1, Jianan Bao1
1Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Background:
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is associated with blood loss and an increased risk of transfusion. Guidelines for antifibrinolytic drug tranexamic acid (TXA) treatment in TKA patients are available. We evaluated the effects of anticoagulant pharmacist intervention on perioperative blood conservation treatment in TKA patients.
Methods:
In a retrospective, observational experimental study, patients admitted for TKA were allocated into the control or pharmacist intervention group. In the intervention phase, multiple interventions of TXA treatment based on guidelines were implemented. The primary endpoint was blood loss. Other outcome included postoperative haemoglobin and haematocrit levels, allogeneic blood transfusion, cost savings and safety.
Results:
A total of 177 patients were included (88 and 89 in the control and intervention group, respectively). In the intervention group, 24.72% orders of TXA dosage, 20.22% orders of drug choice, 26.97% orders of TXA timing and 30.34% orders of TXA administration manner were adjusted. Eighty-nine (100%) patients received blood conservation therapy compared with 21 (23.86%) patients in the control group (P < 0.001). Total blood loss was 1133.31 ± 627.08 mL in the control group compared with 604.34 ± 459.09 mL in the intervention group (P < 0.001). Postoperative drops in haemoglobin and haematocrit in the control group were greater than in the intervention group (P < 0.001). The rate of allogeneic blood transfusion was 40.91% in the control group compared with 21.35% in the intervention group (P = 0.01). Pharmacist intervention was conducted to cost savings resulting from reduced transfusion, but with comparable safety profile.
Conclusions:
Anticoagulant pharmacist intervention on blood conservation treatment of TKA patients leads to favourable clinical and economic outcome.
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