Tranexamic acid vs placebo + standard care: Length of hospital stay
- Population
- adults with nasal haemorrhage (epistaxis)
- Intervention
- Tranexamic acid
- Comparison
- placebo + standard care
- Outcome
- Length of hospital stay
Tranexamic acid showed no clear difference in length of hospital stay compared with placebo plus usual care or usual care alone; GRADE not reported.
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Tranexamic acid vs placebo plus usual care or usual care alone Length of hospital stay · adults with nasal haemorrhage (epistaxis) Tranexamic acid showed no clear difference in length of hospital stay compared with placebo plus usual care or usual care alone; GRADE not reported. Tranexamic acid for patients with nasal haemorrhage (epistaxis) (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 157 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tranexamic acid for patients with nasal haemorrhage (epistaxis) 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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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.