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ReviewArquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery

USE OF TRANEXAMIC ACID IN TRAUMA PATIENTS: AN ANALYSIS OF COST-EFFECTIVENESS FOR USE IN BRAZIL.

Marcelo A Pinto, Jair G da Silva, Aljamir D Chedid, Marcio F Chedid

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Review in Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Marcelo A PintoDivision of General and Trauma Surgery, Hospital de Pronto Socorro Municipal de Porto Alegre.
Jair G da SilvaDivision of General and Trauma Surgery, Hospital de Pronto Socorro Municipal de Porto Alegre.
Aljamir D ChedidDivision of Gastrointestinal Surgery and Liver and Pancreas Transplantation, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.
Marcio F ChedidDivision of Gastrointestinal Surgery and Liver and Pancreas Transplantation, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Use of tranexamic acid (TXA) in trauma has been the subject of growing interest by researchers and health professionals. However, there are still several open questions regarding its use. In some aspects medical literature is controversial. The points of disagreement among experts include questions such as: Which patients should receive TXA in trauma? Should treatment be performed in the pre-hospital environment? Is there any need for laboratory parameters before starting TXA treatment? What is the drug safety profile? The main issue on which there is still no basis in literature is: What is the indication for treatment within massive transfusion protocols? Objective: Answer the questions proposed based on critical evaluation of the evidence gathered so far and carry out a study of cost-effectiveness of TXA use in trauma adapted to the Brazilian reality. Methods: A literature review was performed through searching Pubmed.com, Embase and Cab Abstract by headings "tranexamic AND trauma", in all languages, yielding 426 articles. Manuscripts reporting on TXA utilization for elective procedures were excluded, remaining 79 articles. Fifty-five articles were selected, and critically evaluated in order to answer study questions. The evaluation of cost effectiveness was performed using CRASH-2 trial data and Brazilian official population data. Results: TXA is effective and efficient, and should be administered to a wide range of patients, including those with indication evaluated in research protocols and current indication criteria for TXA should be expanded. As for the cost-effectiveness, the TXA proved to be cost-effective with an average cost of R$ 61.35 (currently US$16) per year of life saved. Conclusion: The use of TXA in trauma setting seems to be effective, efficient and cost-effective in the various groups of polytrauma patients. Its use in massive transfusion protocols should be the subject of further investigations.

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Cost-Benefit AnalysisAntifibrinolytic AgentsBrazilHumansTranexamic AcidWounds and InjuriesAntifibrinolytic AgentsTranexamic Acid

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PMCPMC5225873

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