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Empiric tranexamic acid use provides no benefit in urgent orthopedic surgery following injury

BACKGROUND: Orthopedic literature has demonstrated a significant decrease in postoperative transfusion requirements when tranexamic acid (TXA) was given during elective joint arthroplasty. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the empiric use of TXA in semi-urgent orthopedic procedures following...

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Main Authors: Carr, Bryan, Li, Shi-Wen, Hill, Jamel G, Feizpour, Cyrus, Zarzaur, Ben L, Savage, Stephanie
Format: Online Article Text
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023
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Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10008410/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36919025
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tsaco-2022-001054