Tranexamic acid therapy for postoperative bleeding after bariatric surgery

Tranexamic acid for surgical bleeding.

Topical application of tranexamic acid reduces postoperative bleeding in open-heart surgery: myth or fact?

OBJECTIVE To determine the efficacy of topical application of Tranexamic acid in controlling postoperative bleeding in open-heart surgery. STUDY DESIGN Double blind randomized control trial. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Departments of Cardiac Surgery and Intensive Care of Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology and National Institute of Heart Diseases (AFIC-NIHD), Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from May...

Emergency endoscopy for gastrointestinal bleeding after bariatric surgery. Therapeutic algorithm.

OBJECTIVE Gastrointestinal bleeding (GB) is a potential complication after bariatric surgery and its frequency is around 2-4% according to the literature. The aim of this study is to present our experience with GB after bariatric surgery, its presentation and possible treatment options by means of an algorithm. PATIENTS AND METHOD From January 2004 to December 2012, we performed 300 consecuti...

Treatment of postoperative bleeding after fondaparinux with rFVIIa and tranexamic acid.

Treatment of a haemorrhagic shock after just a single dose of fondaparinux in an orthopaedic patient with reduced renal clearance is presented. Since all routine haemostatic parameters were nearly normal, single doses of rFVIIa (90 microg/kg) and of tranexamic acid (15 mg/kg) were administered to improve thrombin generation and reduce fibrinolysis. This case is the first showing the effectivene...

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.