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01.10.2010 | Commentary

Tranexamic acid in cardiac surgery: is there a cause for concern?

verfasst von: David Royston

Erschienen in: Critical Care | Ausgabe 5/2010

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Abstract

The withdrawal of marketing approval for aprotinin resulted in more clinicians administering tranexamic acid to patients at increased risk of bleeding and adverse outcome. The latest in a series of retrospective analyses of observational data is published in Critical Care and suggests an increase in mortality, when compared to data from the aprotinin era, in those patients having surgery when a cardiac chamber is opened. The added observation of an increase in cerebral excitatory phenomena (seizure activity) with tranexamic acid has a known mechanism and questions if such patients should be given this drug.
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Metadaten
Titel
Tranexamic acid in cardiac surgery: is there a cause for concern?
verfasst von
David Royston
Publikationsdatum
01.10.2010
Verlag
BioMed Central
Erschienen in
Critical Care / Ausgabe 5/2010
Elektronische ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc9227

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