Analysis of tranexamic acid usage in adult spinal deformity patients with relative contraindications: does it increase the risk of complications?

CONCLUSIONS: Administration of intravenous TXA during the correction procedure did not change rates of thromboembolic events, acute MI, or stroke in this cohort of adult spinal deformity surgery patients.PMID:38457792 | DOI:10.3171/2024.1.SPINE231098

Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - March 8, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Jeffrey P Mullin Mohamed A R Soliman Justin S Smith Michael P Kelly Thomas J Buell Bassel Diebo Justin K Scheer Breton Line Virginie Lafage Renaud Lafage Eric Klineberg Han Jo Kim Peter G Passias Jeffrey L Gum Khaled Kebaish Robert K Eastlack Alan H Danie Source Type: research