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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

Early Posttraumatic Antifibrinolysis Reduces Perioperative Hidden Blood Loss in Elderly Patients with an Intertrochanteric Fracture: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Gang Luo, Zhiguo Chen, Jiacheng Liu, Weidong Ni, Wei Huang

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  1. [Efficacy and safety of emergency administration of tranexamic acid in elderly patients with intertrochanteric femoral fractures].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gang LuoOrthopedic Laboratory of Chongqing Medical University, Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9129-6254
Zhiguo ChenOrthopedic Laboratory of Chongqing Medical University, Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
Jiacheng LiuOrthopedic Laboratory of Chongqing Medical University, Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5115-8682
Weidong NiOrthopedic Laboratory of Chongqing Medical University, Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
Wei HuangOrthopedic Laboratory of Chongqing Medical University, Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
The Affiliated Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study aimed to determine the efficacy and safety of posttraumatic antifibrinolysis with multidose tranexamic acid (TXA) in reducing perioperative hidden blood loss (HBL) in elderly intertrochanteric fracture patients.

methodNinety-six elderly intertrochanteric fracture patients admitted to our department from June 2021 to September 2022 were randomized into two groups. The control group (Group A) received 100 mL of normal saline, while the experimental group (Group B) received 1.5 g of TXA intravenously q12 h from postadmission Day 1 (PAD1) to the day before surgery, and both groups received 1.5 g of TXA q12 h from postoperative Day 1 (POD1) to POD3. Haemoglobin (Hb), haematocrit (Hct), coagulation parameters, fibrinogen degradation product (FDP), and D-dimer (D-D) were recorded from PAD1 to POD3. HBL was calculated using the gross formula and recorded as the primary outcome.

resultIn all-over analyses, the patients in Group B had lower perioperative HBL (on PAD3, POD1, and POD3), preoperative HBL (HBLpre), decline of haemoglobin (ΔHb-on PAD3), allogeneic blood transfusion (ABT) rate, FDP (on PAD3), and D-D (on PAD3) compared with Group A. No significant differences were exhibited in postoperative HBL (HBLpost) between the 2 groups. In subgroup analyses, for patients who received intervention within 24 h, the result is consistent with the whole. For patients who received intervention over 72 h of injury, there were no significant differences in perioperative HBL, ΔHb, ABT rate, FDP, and D-D between the 2 groups. There were no significant differences in APTT, PT, the rate of venous thromboembolism, wound complications, or 90-day mortality between the 2 groups.

conclusionFor elderly intertrochanteric fracture patients, early posttraumatic antifibrinolysis with multidose TXA is effective in reducing perioperative HBL, which mainly manifests as the reduction of preoperative HBL, especially for patients injured within 24 h. Application of TXA beyond 72 h of injury was ineffective.

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hidden blood lossintertrochanteric fractureposttraumatic antifibrinolysistranexamic acid

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