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Effect of High- vs Low-Dose Tranexamic Acid Infusion on Need for Red Blood Cell Transfusion and Adverse Events in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery. The OPTIMAL Randomized Clinical Trial

J Shi, C Zhou, W Pan et al for the OPTIMAL Study Group JAMA, 2022, 328(4):336-347

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Tranexamic acid is the mainstay antifibrinolytic agent used to reduce blood loss after cardiac surgery. However there are ongoing concerns regarding associated seizures (increased risk of seizure, stroke, death at 1-year with single dose of 50 or 100 mg/kg in...


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