Ascorbic Acid Reduces the Blood Boss After Total Knee Arthroplasty: Insights From a Randomized Controlled Trial
Our findings demonstrated that perioperative use of ascorbic acid can reduce blood loss by nearly 36% on the first postoperative day and should be considered as an effective blood-preserving agent in conjunction with tranexamic acid during TKA.
Authors
- Seyed Morteza Kazemi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7315-3417)
- Mohammad Mehdi Sarzaeem
- Alireza Mirahmadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3475-2692)
- Pooya Hosseini‐Monfared (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4346-1029)
- Mohammad Poursalehian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5955-5524)
- Soheil Pourshahryari
- Parisa Aminnia
Institutions
- Imam Hossein Hospital (IR)
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Arthroplasty Today
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2025.101618
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.01