Does prophylactic tranexamic acid reduce perioperative blood transfusion requirements in patients with scoliosis undergoing posterior spinal fusion surgery?
Prophylactic tranexamic acid has the potential to reduce perioperative blood transfusion requirements in patients undergoing posterior spinal fusion surgery for scoliosis.
The administration of prophylactic tranexamic acid in patients with scoliosis who are undergoing posterior spinal fusion surgery has the potential to reduce perioperative blood transfusion requirements.
Neilipovitz et al. (2001) studied this question.