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Tranexamic acid vs placebo (saline solution or sterile water): Surgical field bleeding score (during surgery or < 30 minutes after surgery)
- Population
- adults and children with chronic rhinosinusitis with or without nasal polyps
- Intervention
- Tranexamic acid
- Comparison
- placebo (saline solution or sterile water)
- Outcome
- Surgical field bleeding score (during surgery or < 30 minutes after surgery)
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Tranexamic acid vs placebo (saline solution or sterile water) Surgical field bleeding score (during surgery or < 30 minutes after surgery) · adults and children with chronic rhinosinusitis with or without nasal polyps Tranexamic acid for the reduction of bleeding during functional endoscopic sinus surgery (2023) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 13 studies · 772 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tranexamic acid for the reduction of bleeding during functional endoscopic sinus surgery 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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