Rescue Measure in Giant Intracranial Meningioma Resection by Tranexamic Acid

Neurosurgeons may find themselves in a precarious situation, while unable to secure haemostasis following tumour resection. We report intraoperative use of tranexamic acid to secure complete haemostasis as rescue measure in intracranial meningioma resection in uncontrollable bleeding.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Raghavendra, H., Varsha, K. S., Reddy, M. Arun, Kumar, Samsun Sujith, Sunanda, G., Nagarjuna, T., Latha, Swarna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5602238/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28936089
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jnrp.jnrp_198_17
Descripción
Sumario:Neurosurgeons may find themselves in a precarious situation, while unable to secure haemostasis following tumour resection. We report intraoperative use of tranexamic acid to secure complete haemostasis as rescue measure in intracranial meningioma resection in uncontrollable bleeding.

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