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- Title
Computer navigation is effective in reducing blood loss but has no effect on transfusion requirement following primary total knee arthroplasty: a meta-analysis.
- Authors
Han, Seung-Beom; Kim, Hyun-Jung; Kim, Tae-Kyun; In, Yong; Oh, Kwang-Jun; Koh, In-Jun; Lee, Dae-Hee
- Abstract
<bold>Purpose: </bold>This meta-analysis was designed to evaluate the effects of computer navigation on blood conservation after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) by comparing postoperative blood loss and need for allogenic blood transfusion in patients undergoing computer navigation and conventional primary TKAs.<bold>Methods: </bold>Studies were included in this meta-analysis if they compared change in haemoglobin concentration before and after surgery, postoperative blood loss via drainage or calculated total blood loss, and/or allogenic blood transfusion rate following TKA using computer navigation and conventional methods. For all comparisons, odds ratios and 95 % confidence intervals (CI) were calculated for binary outcomes, while mean difference and 95 % CI were calculated for continuous outcomes.<bold>Results: </bold>Twelve studies were included in this meta-analysis. The change in haemoglobin concentration was 0.39 g/dl lower with computer navigation than with conventional TKA (P = 0.006). Blood loss via drainage was 83.1 ml (P = 0.03) lower and calculated blood loss was 185.4 ml (P = 0.002) lower with computer navigation than with conventional TKA. However, the need for blood transfusion was similar for the two approaches (n.s.).<bold>Conclusions: </bold>The primary TKA with computer navigation was effective in reducing haemoglobin loss and blood loss, but had no effect on transfusion requirement, compared with conventional primary TKA. These findings suggest the importance of analysing several blood loss parameters, because each may not always accurately reflect true postsurgical bleeding.<bold>Level Of Evidence: </bold>Meta-analysis, Level III.
- Subjects
TOTAL knee replacement; COMPUTER-assisted surgery; SURGICAL blood loss; BLOOD transfusion; HEMOGLOBINS; META-analysis; HEMORRHAGE prevention; HEMORRHAGE treatment; PREVENTION of surgical complications; TREATMENT of surgical complications; COMPARATIVE studies; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; RESEARCH; EVALUATION research; MEDICAL drainage; PREVENTION
- Publication
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2016, Vol 24, Issue 11, p3474
- ISSN
0942-2056
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00167-016-4053-x