Tranexamic acid in burn surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis

AJ Fijany, KB Givechian, I Zago, SE Olsson, MJ Boctor… - Burns, 2023 - Elsevier
Burn injury causes a coagulopathy that is poorly understood. After severe burns, significant
fluid losses are managed by aggressive resuscitation that can lead to hemodilution. These …

Tranexamic acid reduced blood transfusions in acute burn surgery: a retrospective case-controlled trial

C Tapking, G Hundeshagen, M Kirchner, S Fischer… - Burns, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Early excision and grafting of burn wounds are key for reducing prevalence of
infection and sepsis. However, it is associated with massive blood loss and patients …

Effectiveness of tranexamic acid in burn patients undergoing surgery–a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Slob, RK Gigengack, ME van Baar, SA Loer… - BMC …, 2024 - Springer
Background Reducing blood loss during excisional surgery in burn patients remains a
challenge. Tranexamic acid during surgery can potentially reduce blood loss. The use of …

Effect of single dose intravenous tranexamic acid on blood loss in tangential excision of burn wounds—a double blind randomised controlled trial

KS Ajai, P Kumar, M Subair, RK Sharma - Burns, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction This study was carried out to evaluate role of intravenous tranexamic acid (TXA)
in reducing blood loss during tangential excision of burns. Methods This was a single center …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of tranexamic acid in trauma patients: a systematic review

KM Monge, SS Domene, DLD Mendoza… - Cureus, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Tranexamic acid (TXA), a fibrinolytic agent, effectively inhibits plasminogen activation,
thereby reducing fibrinolysis and hemorrhage. This study focused on its application in …

Tranexamic acid for traumatic hemorrhage

L Luz, A Sankarankutty, E Passos, S Rizoli… - Revista do Colégio …, 2012 - SciELO Brasil
Besides being directly responsible for most of the early in-hospital deaths, bleeding can also
contribute to late mortality related to multiorgan failure in trauma1. Bleeding trauma patients …

Transfusion requirements in burn patients undergoing primary wound excision: effect of tranexamic acid.

A Dominguez, E Alsina, L Landin… - Minerva …, 2016 - europepmc.org
Background Early excision of burn wounds is the standard approach for burns, but it is
usually associated with the need of allogeneic blood transfusion. Our aim was to determine …

A single preoperative dose of tranexamic acid reduces perioperative blood loss: a meta-analysis

M Heyns, P Knight, AK Steve, JK Yeung - Annals of surgery, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To review the efficacy and safety of a single dose of intravenous tranexamic acid
(TXA) given preoperatively. Summary Background Data: TXA is a synthetic antifibrinolytic …

Effectiveness and safety of tranexamic acid use in acute traumatic injury in the prehospital and in-hospital settings: a systematic review and Meta-analysis of …

S Rowe, A Liu, I Zagales, M Awan, R Santos… - Annals of Surgery …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Methods: PubMed and Cochrane libraries were searched for relevant RCTs published
between January 2011 and January 3, 2021. Cohen's Q Test for heterogeneous effects was …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of single dose intravenous tranexamic acid on peri-operative blood transfusion requirements in burn patients: A prospective, randomized trial

N Bhatia, I Sen, K Kumari, P Kumar, N Bharti - Egyptian Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective Debridement of burn wounds and skin graft harvesting is associated with
increased peri-operative bleeding. In this study we evaluated the effectiveness of tranexamic …