Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

4 questions · 4 findings · 1 reviews · Anaesthesia

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 25%Low 3 · 75%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Mean total blood transfused (mL): tranexamic acid vs placebo · children undergoing surgery for scoliosis

1 finding from 1 review

Antifibrinolytic agents for reducing blood loss in scoliosis surgery in children 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 84 participants
Low

Mean total blood loss (mL): tranexamic acid vs placebo · children undergoing surgery for scoliosis

1 finding from 1 review

Antifibrinolytic agents for reducing blood loss in scoliosis surgery in children 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 84 participants
Low

Mean total blood loss (mL): aminocaproic acid vs tranexamic acid · children undergoing surgery for scoliosis

1 finding from 1 review

Antifibrinolytic agents for reducing blood loss in scoliosis surgery in children 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 44 participants
Low

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

Antifibrinolytic agents for reducing blood loss in scoliosis surgery in children 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.85 [0.56, 1.3]
1 study · 44 participants
Very low