Does the use of tranexamic acid improve trauma mortality?

Ann Emerg Med. 2014 Apr;63(4):460-2. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2013.08.028. Epub 2013 Oct 3.

Authors

Virginia Harvey¹, Jeanmarie Perrone², Patrick Kim³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Electronic address: vharvey2@phs.org.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
³ Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

PMID: 24095056
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2013.08.028

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Antifibrinolytic Agents / therapeutic use*
Hemorrhage / drug therapy
Hemorrhage / mortality
Humans
Tranexamic Acid / therapeutic use*
Wounds and Injuries / drug therapy*
Wounds and Injuries / mortality

Substances

Antifibrinolytic Agents
Tranexamic Acid