What do systematic reviews say?

Antifibrinolytic therapy (tranexamic acid or epsilon aminocaproic acid) vs Placebo, no intervention or usual care (with or without placebo)

• Antifibrinolytic therapy for preventing oral bleeding in patients with haemophilia or Von Willebrand disease… 2019 · Cochrane All outcomes
  Only reported in the Walsh (EACA) trial: in none of the 31 included participants was blood transfusion required.
  1 study · 31 participants
  GRADE not reported

Antifibrinolytic therapy - locally-applied tranexamic acid (TXA) mouthwash/solution (SoF eligibility: TXA or EACA; all included trials used topical TXA) vs standard local care

Antifibrinolytic therapy - locally-applied tranexamic acid (TXA)… showed no clear difference in major bleeding requiring transfusion of packed red blood cells compared with standard care (usual local haemostatic measures: gelatin sponge and…; GRADE not reported.

• Antifibrinolytic therapy for preventing oral bleeding in people on anticoagulants undergoing minor oral surgery or… 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes

  7 days
  RD 0.00 [-0.04, 0.04]
  2 studies · 125 participants
  GRADE not reported

Antifibrinolytic therapy - locally-applied tranexamic acid (TXA) mouthwash/solution (SoF eligibility: TXA or EACA; all included trials used topical TXA) vs Placebo mouthwash

Antifibrinolytic therapy - locally-applied tranexamic acid (TXA)… showed no clear difference in major bleeding requiring transfusion of packed red blood cells compared with placebo (placebo solution/mouthwash); GRADE not reported.

• Antifibrinolytic therapy for preventing oral bleeding in people on anticoagulants undergoing minor oral surgery or… 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes

  7 days
  RD -0.00 [-0.05, 0.04]
  2 studies · 128 participants
  GRADE not reported