J J Peña Borras, A Pajares Moncho, J Puig, E Mateo Rodríguez, C López Forte, L Peña Pérez, J Moreno Pachón, T Gabaldón Conejos, J Pérez Artacho, C Ferrer Gómez, A Férez Martí, M López Cantero, J de Andrés Ibáñez
OBJECTIVES: Tranexamic acid is used to prevent hyperfibrinolysis and reduce postoperative bleeding and blood transfusions in on-pump cardiac surgery. We evaluate the efficacy of low or high dose tranexamic acid in a prospective cohort study conducted in Valencia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 427 patients were recruited between January 2019 and January 2020, 207 in the Hospital General Universitario (low dose [LD]) and 220 in the Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe (high dose [HD] and intermediate dose [ID])...
December 2021: Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación