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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Tranexamic acid in off-pump coronary surgery: a preliminary, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
- V Casati, C Gerli, A Franco, G Torri, A D'Angelo, S Benussi, and O Alfieri.
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Milan, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy. valter.casati@tin.it
- Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2001 Aug 1;72(2):470-5.
BackgroundWe evaluated the hemostatic effects of tranexamic acid, a synthetic antifibrinolytic drug, in patients undergoing beating-heart coronary surgery.MethodsForty consecutive patients were in a double-blind manner, prospectively randomized into two groups: 20 patients received tranexamic acid (bolus of 1 g before skin incision, followed by continuous infusion of 400 mg/hr during surgery), and 20 patients received saline. As primary outcomes, bleeding and allogeneic transfusions were considered. D-dimer and fibrinogen plasma levels were also evaluated to monitor the activation of fibrinolysis. Major postoperative thrombotic events, as a potential consequence of antifibrinolytic treatment, were recorded.ResultsThe treatment group had significantly lower postoperative bleeding (median [25th to 75th percentiles]: 400 mL [337 to 490 mL] vs 650 ml [550 to 862 mL], p < 0.0001), lower need for allogeneic blood products (1,200 vs 5,300 mL, p < 0.001), and lower postoperative D-dimer plasma levels. No postoperative thrombotic complications were observed in either group.ConclusionsIn this initial series of patients undergoing off-pump coronary surgery, tranexamic acid appears to be effective in reducing postoperative bleeding and the need for allogeneic blood products.
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