The surgical team now uses transexamic acid for patients undergoing total hip and knee surgeries. Research shows the medication reduces the number of patients who need blood transfusions from 14 percent to 2 percent. Surgeons at the hospital perform more than 800 total knee and hip replacements annually.
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