117th Hospital of People's Liberation Army

Efficacy and safety of combined intravenous and topical tranexamic acid in primary total hip arthroplasty: a meta‑analysis and systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Both intravenous (IV) and topical tranexamic acid (TXA) reduce bleeding in total hip arthroplasty (THA), but the added benefit of combining the two routes and the potential modifying effect of topical dose remain unclear. We performed a systematic review and meta‑analysis of RCTs...

Platelet count combined with Child-Turcotte-Pugh score for predicting rebleeding in cirrhotic patients with esophagogastric variceal bleeding

To investigate the predictive value of platelet count (PLT) combined with the Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP) score for rebleeding in cirrhotic patients with esophagogastric variceal bleeding (EGVB). This single-center retrospective study included 332 eligible patients selected from 37...