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Tranexamic Acid (TXA) for Everything that Bleeds?

Background: TXA is a synthetic lysine derivative that binds with the lysine site on plasminogen and inhibits fibrinolysis.  TXA is not a new drug. Studies from the late 1960s and early 1970s have shown reduced bleeding and need for transfusions in ...

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Hematology and Oncology

It’s Time for Tranexamic Acid (TXA) in Massive Hemorrhage

Background: Bleeding from massive hemorrhage in trauma and post-partum are a major cause of death worldwide. There have been two large randomized controlled trials, in trauma and post-partum hemorrhage that have shown administration of TXA within 3 hrs of bleeding ...

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Trauma
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