This article reviews a recent study on the use of Tranexamic Acid (TXA) in traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients with intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), focusing on prehospital care.
2g or 1+1g Tranexamic Acid (TXA) in traumatic brain injury? Read More
Critical Appraisal of the The PATCH trial of TXA Tranexamic Acid in major trauma patients.
The PATCH trial. TXA in major trauma Read More
Tranexamic acid in trauma is a well-established standard of care in most mature trauma systems. The two major trials of TXA, CRASH 2 and 3 suggest a small but important
Differential prescribing of TXA by gender. St Emlyn’s Read More
Is Tranexamic Acid a useful adjunct in the management of epistaxis
JC: Epistaxis – The NoPAC trial – Does TXA work? Read More
This post is co-published with our friends at REBEL EM. Background: It almost seems that when it comes to the use of the antifibrinolytic agent tranexamic acid (TXA) in trauma,
JC: Should we rubber STAAMP prehospital TXA? Read More
Tranexamic Acid (TXA) is a mainstay of trauma management. CRASH 2 (2) demonstrated its effectiveness in bleeding patients and CRASH 3 (1,5) (in my opinion) showed that we should also
JC: Can we give tranexamic acid (TXA) via the IM route? St Emlyn’s Read More
Our post on the CRASH-3 trial, an RCT examining the use of TXA in head injury, was arguably our most controversial of 2019 (1). Our view was that the evidence
JC: TXA in severe head injury. St Emlyn’s Read More
If you’re any kind of emergency care aficionado, you probably worship at the altar of tranexamic acid (TXA). With data showing more favourable outcomes from its use in traumatic bleeding​(1)​,
JC: Halt! It’s not time for TXA! Or is it? HALT-IT results at St Emlyn’s Read More
A review of the CRASH-3 trial and whether tranexamic acid (TXA) is of benefit in traumatic brain injury patients.
Tranexamic Acid (TXA) in Head Injury: CRASH-3 results Read More
TXA. Huh. Good god y’all. What is it good for? Absolutely everything. This appears to be the alternative hypothesis for the TICH-2 study 1, published last week in the Lancet.
JC: TICH TICH BOOM? TXA in ICH. St Emlyn’s Read More
