Efficacy of Tranexamic Acid in Reducing Myomectomy-Associated Blood Loss among Patients with Uterine Myomas at Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki: A Randomized Control Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Myomectomy can be associated with life-threatening conditions such as bleeding. Excessive bleeding usually necessitates blood transfusion. Interventions to reduce bleeding during myomectomy will help reduce the need for blood transfusion with its associated complications. Tranexamic acid has been used to reduce bleeding in other surgical procedures, and its usage during myomectomy merits evaluation.

Objective

To assess the efficacy of tranexamic acid in reducing myomectomy-associated blood loss.

Materials and methods

This is a prospective double-blinded randomized trial conducted on women who had abdominal myomectomy. Patients were randomized into two groups. The study group received perioperative intravenous tranexamic acid (TXA) while the control group re

SUBMITTER: Olaleye AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10810692 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature