Tranexamic acid vs placebo/no treatment: Side effects
Tranexamic acid probably leads to higher side effects compared with placebo/no treatment (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Tranexamic acid vs placebo/no treatment Side effects · pregnant women undergoing vaginal or caesarean birth who received TA for the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage Tranexamic acid probably leads to higher side effects compared with placebo/no treatment (moderate certainty). Tranexamic acid for preventing postpartum haemorrhage (2015) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 2.48 [1.36, 4.5] | 8 studies · 2616 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 preventing postpartum haemorrhage 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.