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. 2021 Oct 7;72(6):795–812. doi: 10.1016/j.bjane.2021.08.022

Table 2.

Tranexamic acid in patients with hip fracture.28

Author (year) RCT Intervention: doses TXA N patients (TXA vs Control) Blood loss mL (SD mL) (TXA vs Control) % Transfusion (TXA vs Control) Adverse effects Jadad7
Sadeghi Yes 15.ámg.kg-1 IV bolus 32 960 (284) 37 No reported 3
2007 35 1484 (374) 57
Zufferey Yes 15.ámg.kg-1 preoperatively IV bolus and repeat at 3.áhours later 57 975 (741)a 42 16% vascular adverse effects at 6 weeks in TXA group and 6% in placebo group 3
2010 53 1178 (912)a 60
Vijay Yes 500.ámg preoperatively IV bolus.á+.áinfusion 1.ámg.kg-1.h-1 during surgery until end 45 39b (10) 16 No reported 4
2013 45 91b (17,6) 40
Emara Yes - 1- 10.ámg.kg-1 bolus preop.á+.ácontinuous infusion of 500.ámg in 250.ámL of SS with an infusion of 80.ámL.h-1 until the end of surgery. IV 20 640 (25) 5 6 patients in TXA IV group (five cases of DVT and one case of stroke) versus 1 patient with DVT in the control group and no case in the topic TXA group 3
2014 - 1.5.ág TXA in 100.ámL SS Topic 20 625 (35) 5
- SS topic Control 20 1100 (30) 35
Lee NO 1.ág IV bolus preoperatively 84 No reported 6 There were no differences in mortality between both groups at 30 and 90 days. 3
2015 187 19
Kang Yes 3.ág in 100.ámL SS topic through surgical deep drainage (c) 600 (53) 45 No reported 3
2016 40 737 (62) 60
40
Tengberg Yes 1.ág IV bolus preop.á+.áIV infusion 3.ág in 24.áh 33 1526.6 (1012.7) 81.8 90-day mortality was 27,2% in the TXA group compared to 10,2% (n.á=.á4) in placebo group 4
2016 39 2100,4 (1152,6) 84.6
Baruah NO 15.ámg.kg-1 bolus IV 15.áminutes before surgery 30 408,97 (106,35) 90 No reported
2016 30 676,67 (87,88) 100
Watts Yes 2 doses of 15.ámg.kg-1 in 100.ámL SS IV prior to the incision and another at the end of the surgery 69 902 17 There were no differences in mortality between both groups at 30 and 90 days 4
2017 69 1205 26

RCT, Randomized control trial; SS, saline serum; SD, standard deviation; TXA, Tranexamic acid; IV, intravenous.

a

Median (Interquartile Range).

b

Deep drainage volumen.

c

Only patients with hip fracture.