Use of tranexamic acid in combat casualties. Experience of the Spanish medical corps. Clinical series and literature review

Revista española de cirugía ortopédica y traumatología
D Aedo-MartínR Tamburri-Bariain

Abstract

To describe the experience with tranexamic acid (TXA) during the care of combat causalities treated in the Spanish military hospital based in Herat (Afghanistan) and to perform an analysis of the literature related to the military setting. With the approval of the appropriate military institutions, an analysis was performed on the use of TXA in combat casualties treated between March and May 2014. Of the 745 patients seen, 10 were due to a firearm/explosive device (combat casualties). A descriptive analysis was performed on the data collected. Absolute and relative frequencies (%) were used for the categorical variables. For central tendency measurements, the arithmetic mean and standard deviation or the median and interquartile range was calculated. The data were obtained from the military records of patients treated in the Herat military hospital. All the patients in this series received TXA within the first 3 hours after the attack. The most frequent dose used was one gram i.v, with bleeding was controlled in 100% of cases. All the patients survived and none of them had secondary effects. These data agree with that recommended in the combat casualties treatment guide followed by military health in other countries in this set...Continue Reading

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