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ReviewKorean journal of anesthesiology2024

Tranexamic acid - a promising hemostatic agent with limitations: a narrative review.

Dong Joon Kim, Su Yeon Cho, Ki Tae Jung

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In one paragraph

Review in Korean journal of anesthesiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. A breath of fresh air: an updated review of nebulised tranexamic acid for post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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  9. Hemostats in the clinic.Bioengineering & translational medicine · 2024
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dong Joon KimDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chosun University Hospital, Chosun University College of Medicine and Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
Su Yeon ChoDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chosun University Hospital, Chosun University College of Medicine and Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
Ki Tae JungDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chosun University Hospital, Chosun University College of Medicine and Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
Chosun University Hospital · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tranexamic acid (TXA) is a synthetic antifibrinolytic agent that has been used for several decades to reduce blood loss during surgery and after trauma. TXA was traditionally used to reduce bleeding in various clinical settings such as menorrhagia, hemophilia, or other bleeding disorder. Numerous studies have demonstrated the efficacy of TXA in reducing blood loss and the need for transfusions. Interest in the potential applications of TXA beyond its traditional use has been growing recently, with studies investigating the use of TXA in postpartum hemorrhage, cardiac surgery, trauma, neurosurgery, and orthopedic surgery. Despite its widespread use and expanding indications, data regarding the safe and appropriate use of TXA is lacking. Recent clinical trials have found various potential risks and limitations in the long-term benefits of TXA. This narrative review summarizes the clinical applications and limitations of TXA.

Indexed as

Antifibrinolytic AgentsBlood Loss, SurgicalTranexamic AcidHemostaticsHumansAntifibrinolytic AgentsHemostaticsTranexamic AcidBlood transfusionCardiac surgical proceduresHemorrhageNeurosurgeryOrthopedic proceduresPostpartum hemorrhageTranexamic acid

Identifiers

PMID37599607
PMCPMC11294883
OpenAlexW4386020368

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