Can tranexamic acid change preoperative anemia management during total joint arthroplasty?

Table 1 Patient demographics and outcome

	Anemic THA	Nonanemic THA	Anemic TKA	Nonanemic TKA
Number	18	66	26	122
Gender (M/F)	10/8	33/33	10/16	48/74
Age	63.0 (± 15.6)	60.0 (± 13.8)	68.2 (± 8.6)	67.0 (± 10.2)
Preoperative Hb (g/dL)	11.45 (± 0.82)	13.85 (± 0.92)	11.43 (± 0.72)	13.66 (± 0.94)
Hospital day 1 Hb (g/dL)	9.17 (± 1.26)	11.11 (± 1.35)	10.34 (± 0.91)	11.81 (± 1.09)
Hb change (g/dL)	2.28 (± 0.96)	2.73 (± 1.17)	1.09 (± 0.58)1	1.85 (± 0.79)1
Transfusions	2	2	0	0
Complications	1	0	0	0

¹Significant difference in hemoglobin change between anemic TKA and nonanemic TKA patients (P < 0.001). THA: Total hip arthroplasty; TKA: Total knee arthroplasty; Hb: Hemoglobin.