Surgery
Findings from Canada and the United States describe new data in surgery research
Published in Clinical Oncology Week, June 26th, 2006
Study 1: Metastatic spine surgery does not benefit from tranexamic acid.
According to a study from Canada, "This is a retrospective study of sequential cohorts to assess the efficacy of tranexamic acid in decreasing operative blood loss and the need for intraoperative transfusion in metastatic spine surgery. Significant published data have established the efficacy of antifibrinolytic drugs in limiting surgical bleeding during heart surgery and total joint replacement. One study in scoliosis suggested benefit in spine surgery as well."
D.A. Bednar and...
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