The therapeutic use of tranexamic acid reduces reintervention in paediatric secondary post-tonsillectomy bleeding

Use of tranexamic acid to reduce bleeding in burns surgery.

We describe, for the first time, the use of topical tranexamic acid as an adjunct to traditional methods in the control of bleeding in burns surgery. We illustrate our use with a case example and continue to discuss the reasons we believe it is a useful, effective and safe means of achieving haemostasis.

Tranexamic Acid in the Management of the Post Adeno-Tonsillectomy Phase

Objective: To evaluate if oral Tranexamic Acid can decrease the proportion of individuals with secondary bleeding in the post-operative adeno-tonsillectomy phase. Study design: Observational, retrospective epidemiological study. Setting: San Francesco Hospital, Nuoro, Italy Patients and methods: Over 20 months 236 children underwent elective adeno-tonsillectomy for chronic tonsillitis and/or ot...

Bleeding air ambulance patients: an audit of tranexamic acid use

Methods A retrospective audit was undertaken of all EHAAT missions during 2013. All cases where the patient was classed as ‘positive’ by the Regional Major Trauma Network triage tool (MT+ve) were included. The primary outcome was the administration of the first bolus dose of 1g TXA (or paediatric appropriate dose). Compliance was defined as ‘patients thought to have significant haemorrhage rece...

Tranexamic acid for surgical bleeding.

Tranexamic acid in paediatric cardiac surgery.

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Antifibrinolytic agents are used commonly in adult cardiac surgery to reduce postoperative blood loss. Paucity of literature on the use of a newer antifibrinolytic agent tranexamic acid (TA) in children undergoing cardiac surgery promoted us to conduct this study in children with cyanotic heart disease. METHODS One hundred and twenty consecutive children with cyanotic ...