Title |
Tranexamic acid for reducing mortality in emergency and urgent surgery
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Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, January 2013
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DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd010245.pub2 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Pablo Perel, Katharine Ker, Carlos Hernando Morales Uribe, Ian Roberts |
Abstract |
Emergency or urgent surgery, which can be defined as surgery which must be done promptly to save life, limb, or functional capacity, is associated with a high risk of bleeding and death. Antifibrinolytic agents, such as tranexamic acid, inhibit blood clot breakdown (fibrinolysis) and can reduce perioperative bleeding. Tranexamic acid has been shown to reduce the need for a blood transfusion in adult patients undergoing elective surgery but its effects in patients undergoing emergency or urgent surgery is unclear. |
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |
United States | 1 | 25% |
Unknown | 2 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Brazil | 3 | 1% |
United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
Australia | 1 | <1% |
New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
Mexico | 1 | <1% |
Denmark | 1 | <1% |
United States | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 234 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 36 | 15% |
Researcher | 30 | 12% |
Other | 23 | 9% |
Student > Bachelor | 21 | 9% |
Student > Postgraduate | 20 | 8% |
Other | 52 | 21% |
Unknown | 62 | 25% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 120 | 49% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 16 | 7% |
Unspecified | 5 | 2% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 1% |
Social Sciences | 3 | 1% |
Other | 23 | 9% |
Unknown | 74 | 30% |
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