In adults with severe acute GI bleeding, tranexamic acid did not reduce death due to bleeding at 5 days.
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Abstract
The HALT-IT Trial Collaborators. <b>Effects of a high-dose 24-h infusion of tranexamic acid on death and thromboembolic events in patients with acute gastrointestinal bleeding (HALT-IT): an international randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.</b> Lancet. 2020;395:1927-36. 32563378.
Medical subject headings
- Antifibrinolytic Agents
- Thromboembolism
- Tranexamic Acid