Original Article
Effects of different drainage tube clamping time after total knee arthroplasty on blood loss and compliations
Jia Liu, Bingdu Tong, Haiying Cao, Yufen Ma, Zhinan Ren, Yu He, Na Gao
Published 2018-08-26
Cite as Chin J Mod Nurs, 2018, 24(24): 2860-2865. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2018.24.002
Abstract
ObjectiveTo evaluate the effects of intra-articular injection of tranexamic acid with different drainage tube clamping time on blood loss and complications after total knee arthroplasty.
MethodsA total of 93 patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty from Octorber 2016 to February 2017 in a Class 3 Grade A hospital in Beijing were selected by continuous sampling method. All the research subjects were divided according to the drainage tube clamping time into three groups: clamping 2 h group (n=33) , 4 h group (n=29) and 6 h group (n=31) . The 24 h postoperative wound drainage, hemoglobin decrease, knee girth, VAS and temperature postoperatively were observed.
ResultsThere were significant differences in the wound drainage among the three groups (P<0.05) . The knee girth and VAS of the 6 h group were higher than those of the 2 h and 4 h group, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05) . There were no significant differences among the three groups in hemoglobin decrease and temperature (P>0.05) .
ConclusionsClamping drainage tube for 4 h after total knee arthroplasty can effectively reduce wound drainage, and will not increase the knee hematoma, pain and postoperative fever.
Key words:
Arthroplasty, replacement, knee; Drainage clamping time; Nursing management
Contributor Information
Jia Liu
Orthopedics Department, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730, China
Bingdu Tong
Orthopedics Department, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730, China
Haiying Cao
Orthopedics Department, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730, China
Yufen Ma
Nursing Department, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730, China
Zhinan Ren
Orthopedics Department, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730, China
Yu He
Orthopedics Department, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730, China
Na Gao
Orthopedics Department, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730, China