Tranexaminezuur in de gynaecologische en senologische heelkunde: een literatuuroverzicht

Author(s):  
J. Wytsman ◽  
K. Traen ◽  
W. Froyman ◽  
E. Despierre

Tranexamic acid in gynecological and breast surgery: a literature review In gynecological and breast surgery, intra- or postoperative blood loss can cause many complications. A large number of interventions have already been described in literature to limit intraoperative blood loss. Tranexamic acid significantly reduces the amount of vaginal blood loss in women with menorrhagia and is also recommended as a treatment for postpartum hemorrhage. Tranexamic acid has been shown to be safe and efficient in limiting blood loss in many other surgical disciplines. In this literature review, the different applications of the use of tranexamic acid in gynecological and breast surgery are explained. The conclusion is that tranexamic acid can be a safe additional treatment that can reduce the total blood loss and the risk of postoperative complications and blood transfusion in various types of gynecological and breast surgery.

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 384-387
Author(s):  
Thiyagarajan U ◽  
Senthil Loganathan ◽  
Raghavendar ◽  
Pradeep P

Intraoperative blood loss and postoperative anaemia in patients undergoing arthroplasty of the hip and knee increase patient's morbidity and mortality. This increases the need for postoperative transfusion of blood products. Though mechanical methods like using tourniquet reduce the intraoperative blood loss, postoperative loss and resulting anaemia cannot be prevented. Our aim was to establish that the use of low dose tranexamic acid Intravenously and Topically in these patients reduce the total blood loss in these patients and hence the need for postoperative blood transfusion and associated complications of anaemia. Our study conducted in SRIHER between 2018-2020 prospectively, included an analysis of 84 patient's undergoing arthroplasty of the hip and knee. All patients included were above 55 years undergoing arthroplasty for hip and knee for osteoarthritis. Patients with h/o stroke, cardiac stents and chronic liver and renal diseases were excluded. Intravenous Tranexamic acid 1gm was given to all patients an hour before surgery as an infusion in normal saline along with tranexamic acid 500mg injected through the drain after closure. The average blood loss was 480ml intraoperatively and the average drain volume was 140ml. Only 14 patients (16.6%) had postoperative anaemia and required transfusion of allogenic blood. The mean postoperative haemoglobin in these patients was 12.2gm/dl. Our study indicates that low dose intravenous and topical Tranexamic acid significantly reduces the intraoperative and postoperative blood loss and resulting anaemia. This effectively reduces the need for postoperative blood transfusion and associated complications.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viswanadha Arun-Kumar ◽  
J. Naresh-Babu

Study Design: Randomized control trial. Objective: The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of tranexamic acid in reducing blood loss when administered through various routes in instrumented spine surgeries. Methods: A total of 104 patients undergoing instrumented spine surgery were randomly assigned to 4 groups (n = 26 in each group). Groups included (1) ivTXA—intravenous administration of tranexamic acid (TXA) 1 hour prior to surgery, (2) loTXA—local infiltration of TXA bilaterally into the paraspinal musculature prior to incision, (3) tTXA—topical application of TXA just before wound closure, and (4) control group. Outcome measures included intraoperative blood loss, postoperative blood loss, need for blood transfusion, length of hospital stay, and hematological parameters. Results: All the 3 different modes of TXA administration were found to be effective in reducing blood loss in the treated groups compared with the control group. Intraoperative blood loss was significantly reduced in ivTXA (223.6 ± 40.1 mL, P < .0001) and loTXA (256.07 ± 119 mL, P = .0039) groups when compared with controls (344 ± 88.5 mL).The postoperative blood loss was least in tTXA followed by ivTXA, loTXA, and controls. There was 67% reduction in need for blood transfusion in tTXA group, 55.5% reduction in ivTXA group, and 33% reduction in loTXA group when compared with the control group. Conclusion: In instrumented spine surgery, ivTXA and loTXA were found to be equally effective in reducing the intraoperative blood loss. The tTXA has better postoperative blood conserving effects. This is the first study to detail about safety and efficacy on local infiltration of TXA in spine surgery, which is an effective and safe method for reducing intraoperative blood loss.


Author(s):  
Robin Medhi ◽  
Sonika Bawri ◽  
Chaitra S.K. ◽  
Mansur Ahmed ◽  
Asmita Mishra

Background: Preoperative administration of Tranexamic acid (TXA) has been found to be effective in reducing the amount of blood loss following Caesarean section in low risk women. However, studies in high risk women such as women with anaemia, where blood loss needs to be minimised are scarce.Methods: An experimental case control study was conducted with a total of 174 patients with moderate anaemia undergoing CS in a teaching hospital. Study group consisting of 87 patients received pre-operative TXA 1g intravenously. Intra operative and up to 6hours postpartum blood loss was calculated in both the groups. Requirement of blood transfusions were noted. Data analysed using Graphpad Instat® 3 statistical software.Results: Present study showed statistically significant reduction in intraoperative and postoperative blood loss among patients who received TXA compared to control group. The blood loss from placental delivery till completion of the procedure was significantly lowered (304.02ml vs 393.36ml; p value <0.0001). Postoperative blood loss (from end of the procedure up to 6hrs postpartum) was 62.57ml in comparison to 85.40ml in control group (p value <0.0001). The total blood loss from the placental delivery up to 6 hours postpartum was significantly reduced in study group (366.59ml vs 478.76ml; p value <0.0001). There was significant reduction of blood transfusion in study group (RR: 0.20, 95% CI, 0.045-0.887), without immediate adverse effect on mothers and new-borns.Conclusions: Administration of TXA preoperatively causes significant decrease in blood loss and the need for blood transfusion in patients with moderate anaemia undergoing CS. 


2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paphon Sa-ngasoongsong ◽  
Siwadol Wongsak ◽  
Noratep Kulachote ◽  
Pongsthorn Chanplakorn ◽  
Patarawan Woratanarat ◽  
...  

Background.Recently, intra-articular tranexamic acid (IA-TXA) application has become a popular method for perioperative blood loss (PBL) reduction in total knee replacement (TKR). Nevertheless, through our knowledge, no previous studies had shown the correlation perioperative factors and the risk of excessive PBL or need of blood transfusion (BT) after IA-TXA.Materials and Methods.A retrospective study was conducted in patients underwent 299 primary TKRs, using IA-TXA, during 2-year period (2013-2014). Patient’s characteristic and perioperative data were reviewed and collected. PBL was measured as total hemoglobin loss (THL), estimated total blood loss (ETBL), and drainage volume per kg (DV/kg). Excessive PBL was defined as PBL that exceeded 90th percentile.Results. From multivariate analysis, low preoperative hemoglobin (Hb) level and body mass index (BMI) were the significant predictors of postoperative BT (p<0.0001and 0.003, resp.). Excessive THL significant associated with preoperative Hb (p<0.0001). Excessive ETBL significantly associated with preoperative Hb, height, preoperative range-of-motion, and creatinine clearance (p<0.05all). Low BMI and large prosthesis size were the significant predictors of excessive DV/kg (p=0.0001and 0.002, resp.).Conclusions. Low preoperative Hb and BMI were the significant risks of postoperative transfusion after TKR with IA-TXA. Moreover, multiple perioperative factors could result in higher PBL.


2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-104
Author(s):  
Liang Sun ◽  
Rui Guo ◽  
Yi Feng

Background: Tranexamic acid (TXA) has been widely used during craniofacial and orthognathic surgery (OS). However, results of the literature are inconsistent due to specific type of surgery and a small sample of studies. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of TXA in bimaxillary OS. Methods: We performed a comprehensive literature search of PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and EMBASE to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that compared effect of TXA on bimaxillary OS with placebo. Outcomes of interests included intraoperative blood loss, allogenic transfusion, operation time, and volume of irrigation fluid. Random effects models were chosen considering that heterogeneity between studies was anticipated, and I 2 statistics were used to test for the presence of heterogeneity. Results: Totally 6 RCTs were identified. Tranexamic acid resulted in significantly reduced intraoperative blood loss (weighted mean difference [WMD] = −264.82 mL; 95% CI: −380.60 to −149.04 mL) and decreased amounts of irrigation fluid (WMD = −229.23 mL; 95% CI: −399.63 to −58.83 mL). However, TXA had no remarkable impact on risk of allogenic blood transfusion (pooled risk ratio = 0.50; 95% CI: 0.20-1.23), operation time (WMD = −8.71 min; 95% CI: −20.98 to 3.57 min), and length of hospital stay (WMD = −0.24 day; 95% CI: −0.62 to 0.14 day). No TXA-associated severe adverse reactions or complications were observed. Conclusions: Currently available meta-analysis reveals that TXA is effective in decreasing intraoperative blood loss; however, it does not reduce the risk of allogenic blood transfusion in bimaxillary OS.


Author(s):  
Yimin Zhang ◽  
Bao Lang ◽  
Guifeng Zhao ◽  
Fengming Wang

Abstract Background There are various techniques to reduce blood loss in total knee arthroplasty (TKA), including the use of a tourniquet and tranexamic acid (TXA). In this study, we studied the combined effect of TXA with a tourniquet on blood loss in the setting of primary TKA. Methods Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of nine treatment methods were included (placebo, intravenous [i.v.] TXA, topical TXA, i.v.-combined topical TXA, oral TXA, placebo + tourniquet, i.v. TXA +tourniquet, topical TXA + tourniquet, and i.v.-combined topical TXA + tourniquet). The patients were divided into eight groups according to the different treatment strategies, with 30 cases per group. The differences in the total blood volume, the number of patients transfused, the hemoglobin before and after the operation, and complications after the operation were compared. Results Totally 15 RCTs meeting our inclusion criteria were collected in this study. Compared with the placebo + tourniquet group, the i.v. TXA + tourniquet group displayed lower hemoglobin reduction value, pulmonary embolism (PE) incidence, total blood loss, and blood transfusion risk; the topical TXA + tourniquet group showed reduced PE incidence, total blood loss, and blood transfusion risk, and the i.v.-combined topical TXA and i.v.-combined topical TXA + tourniquet groups showed decreased total blood loss and lower blood transfusion risk. Retrospective clinical study results also demonstrated that the efficacy of i.v.-combined topical TXA was the best. Conclusions Our meta-analysis indicates that i.v.-combined topical TXA provides a low total blood loss without increasing the blood transfusion risk in patients undergoing total knee replacement surgery.


2012 ◽  
Vol 93 (3) ◽  
pp. 438-442
Author(s):  
L R Sultanov

Aim. To conduct a retrospective analysis of intraoperative and postoperative blood loss during removal of brain tumors with the usage of tranexamic acid and infusion correction of hemodynamically significant blood losses. Methods. The study included 139 patients operated on for tumors of the brain and spinal cord, and treated with tranexamic acid. Distribution of patients according to the volume of blood loss was as follows: the first group - up to 500 ml of blood loss, 48 patients (34.5%); the second group - 500-1200 ml of blood loss, 72 patients (51.7%); the third group - more than 1200 ml of blood loss, 19 patients (13.9%). Results. The retrospective analysis has shown that 34.5% of patients (first group) were operated with the lowest blood loss - up to 10% of the circulating blood volume; 51.7% of patients (second group) - with a blood loss of 20 to 30% of the circulating blood volume. In the third group, which included 13.9% of patients, there was a blood loss of more than 30% of the circulating blood volume, which is defined as hemodynamically significant. It is in the third group, as shown by the analysis, that in addition a therapeutic dose of tranexamic acid 15-20 mg/kg was administered. The extent and intensity of intraoperative blood loss were dependent on many factors, mainly on the nature of the tumor process. Conclusion. It was established that the changes of the hemostatic system were depended on the degree of hemodilution; the use of tranexamic acid made it possible to reduce the amount of postoperative blood loss, despite the degree of intraoperative blood loss.


2021 ◽  
Vol 108 (Supplement_6) ◽  
Author(s):  
J Varma ◽  
R Donovan ◽  
M Whitehouse ◽  
S Kunutsor ◽  
A Blom

Abstract Tranexamic acid (TXA) is an inexpensive, commonly used antifibrinolytic agent that has been shown to significantly reduce perioperative blood loss and transfusion requirements after total hip and knee replacement. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to synthesise the latest evidence regarding the effects of TXA on blood loss in total shoulder replacement (TSR) and total elbow replacement (TER). We systematically searched MEDLINE, EMBASE and CENTRAL from inception to 03 September 2020 for randomised controlled trial (RCTs) and observational studies. Our primary outcome was blood loss, and secondary outcomes included the need for blood transfusion and venous thromboembolic (VTE) complications. Four RCTs and five retrospective cohort studies (RCS) met eligibility criteria for TSRs, but none for TERs. RCT data determined that TXA administration significantly decreased estimated total blood loss, postoperative blood loss, change in haemoglobin (Hb) and total Hb loss when compared to placebo. RCS data demonstrated significant association between TXA administration and decreased in postoperative blood loss, change in Hb, change in Hct and length of stay. This meta-analysis demonstrates that TXA administration in primary TSR significantly decreases blood loss compared with placebo and is associated with lower blood loss and shorter length of stay compared with no treatment with no increase in VTE complications. TXA administration should be part of a wider blood management strategy to minimise perioperative blood loss and blood transfusion requirements in patients undergoing TSR. Further research is needed to demonstrate if a similar treatment benefit exists in patients undergoing TER.


Author(s):  
Anand Gupta ◽  
Ashok Nagla ◽  
Vinay Tantuway ◽  
Rishi Gupta ◽  
Vivek Patel ◽  
...  

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Several techniques are available to minimize the likelihood of blood transfusion following total knee arthroplasty. Tranexamic acid, an inhibitor of fibrinolysis that blocks the lysine-binding site of plasminogen to fibrin has been reported to reduce intraoperative and postoperative blood loss in patients undergoing total hip and total knee arthroplasties with or without cement. The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of antifibrinolytic treatment along with other measures like saline adrenaline infusion, no drain, no tourniquet and hypotensive anaesthesia in reducing perioperative blood loss during total knee replacement<span lang="EN-IN">.</span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> Between January 2011 to January 2016,  seventy five consecutive patients who had given written informed consent, undergoing a TKR received tranexamic acid 15 mg/kg body weight intravenous 5 minutes before the skin incision and two doses afterwards (3 and 6 hours after the first dose respectively). TKR was performed in a routine fashion without tourniquet. The saline adrenaline (1:200000) was infiltrated into the skin subcutaneous tissue and capsule before skin incision. A routine closure was carried out without drain. Total blood loss including the hidden blood loss was calculated. All patients were monitored for anemia and postoperative thromboembolic complications.<strong></strong></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> The average total blood loss in study group is 433 ± 148 ml. This is much lesser than what other studies have reported. Mean reduction in hemoglobin levels (gm/dl) between preoperative and postoperative readings is 1.6 gm/dl. One patient had a postoperative DVT which was treated with rivaroxaban 20 mg OD for 6 weeks (oral anticoagulant)<span lang="EN-IN">. </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Antifibrinolytic agents like tranexamic acid used along with other measures reported in this study produces a significant decrease in blood loss in patients undergoing total knee replacement<span lang="EN-IN">.</span></p>


2011 ◽  
Vol 114 (4) ◽  
pp. 862-871 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan M. Goobie ◽  
Petra M. Meier ◽  
Luis M. Pereira ◽  
Francis X. McGowan ◽  
Randy P. Prescilla ◽  
...  

Background Extensive blood loss is common in pediatric craniosynostosis reconstruction surgery. Tranexamic acid (TXA) is increasingly used to reduce perioperative blood loss in various settings, but data on its efficacy are limited in children. The purpose of this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel trial was to evaluate the efficacy of TXA in pediatric craniosynostosis correction surgery. The primary and secondary outcome variables were reduction in perioperative blood loss and reduction in blood transfusion, respectively. Methods Forty-three children, ages 2 months to 6 yr, received either placebo or TXA in a loading dose of 50 mg·kg(-1), followed by an infusion of 5 mg·kg·h(-1) during surgery. TXA plasma concentrations were measured. Results The TXA group had significantly lower perioperative mean blood loss (65 vs. 119 ml·kg(-1), P &lt; 0.001) and lower perioperative mean blood transfusion (33 vs. 56 ml· kg(-1), P = 0.006) compared to the placebo group. The mean difference between the TXA and placebo groups for total blood loss was 54 ml·kg(-1) (95% CI for the difference, 23-84 ml·kg(-1)) and for packed erythrocytes transfused was 23 ml·kg(-1) (95% CI for the difference, 7-39 ml·kg(-1)). TXA administration also significantly diminished (by two thirds) the perioperative exposure of patients to transfused blood (median, 1 unit vs. 3 units; P &lt; 0.001). TXA plasma concentrations were maintained above the in vitro thresholds reported for inhibition of fibrinolysis (10 μg·ml(-1)) and plasmin-induced platelet activation (16 μg·ml(-1)) throughout the infusion. Conclusions TXA is effective in reducing perioperative blood loss and transfusion requirement in children undergoing craniosynostosis reconstruction surgery.


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