Ahmed 2014.
Methods | Prospective randomised trial, patients equally divided into 2 groups. |
Participants | 124 women undergoing CS. |
Interventions | Intervention group ‐ 10 mg/kg TA 5 minutes before skin incision. Both groups received 10 unit of oxytocin and 1 mL of ergometrine after delivery of the baby. |
Outcomes | Blood loss from placental delivery till the end of surgery and from the end of surgery until 2 hours postpartum, haemoglobin and haematocrit levels on day 3 postpartum, maternal and neonatal adverse effects. |
Notes | Blood loss 391 mL in intervention groups versus 597 mL in control group. Published in abstract form only. Unable to contact the authors to get more information. The abstract does not contain sufficient information on study design (randomisation, allocation concealment) for appraisal. Awaiting full publication of the study at this stage. |