Blood transfusion · patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding
It is very uncertain whether tranexamic acid changes transfusion Number needing blood transfusion compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Blood transfusion · patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Tranexamic acid may leads to lower transfusion Number of participants who required at least 1 blood… compared with cimetidine or lansoprazole (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Severity of re‐bleeding: proportion of patients requiring blood transfusion within 10 days · adults with nasal haemorrhage (epistaxis)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Severity of re‐bleeding: proportion of patients requiring blood transfusion within 10 days · adults with nasal haemorrhage (epistaxis)
Tranexamic acid showed no clear difference in severity of re‐bleeding: proportion of patients requiring blood… compared with placebo plus usual care or usual care alone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Blood transfusion · women with primary postpartum haemorrhage following vaginal or caesarean birth
Standard care plus IV tranexamic acid showed no clear difference in blood transfusion (any) compared with placebo or standard care alone (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Risk of requiring allogeneic blood transfusion (30 days post‐surgery) · people undergoing definitive fixation of hip, pelvic and long bone fractures
It is very uncertain whether topical tranexamic acid changes risk of requiring allogeneic blood transfusion (30 days post‐surgery) compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Risk of requiring allogeneic blood transfusion (30 days post‐surgery) · people undergoing definitive fixation of hip, pelvic and long bone fractures
Intravenous tranexamic acid may leads to lower risk of requiring allogeneic blood transfusion (30 days post‐surgery) compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Blood transfusion (red cell or whole blood) · Patients with liver transplantation.
2 findings from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Number of participants receiving blood transfusion: tranexamic acid vs placebo · children undergoing surgery for scoliosis
It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes number of participants receiving blood transfusion: tranexamic acid… (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Blood transfusion · Percutaneous nephrolithotomy
Systemic TXA probably leads to lower blood transfusion compared with no TXA (placebo or usual care) (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Blood transfusion · Percutaneous nephrolithotomy
Topical TXA probably leads to lower blood transfusion compared with no TXA (placebo or usual care) (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Rate of RBC transfusion (total number of participants who required at least one unit of red blood cell transfusion) Time: perioperative and postoperative periods · adult women with advanced EOC undergoing cytoreductive surgery (one randomised trial available)
The intervention showed no clear difference in rate of RBC transfusion (total number of participants who required… (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review