The impact of prehospital tranexamic acid on mortality and transfusion requirements: match-pair analysis from the nationwide German TraumaRegister DGU®

Abstract Background Outcome data about the use of tranexamic acid (TXA) in civilian patients in mature trauma systems are scarce. The aim of this study was to determine how severely injured patients are affected by the widespread prehospital use of TXA in Germany. Methods The international TraumaReg...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Imach, Arasch Wafaisade, Rolf Lefering, Andreas Böhmer, Mark Schieren, Victor Suárez, Matthias Fröhlich, TraumaRegister DGU
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
TXA
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-021-03701-7