Tranexamic acid use during thyroid surgery: A single centre
retrospective analysis
Keywords: thyroidectomy, thyroid, tranexamic acid, surgery, head and
neck
Key Points:
- Tranexamic acid is an antifibrinolytic agent that has been used in
variety of operations to reduce blood loss.
- Post thyroidectomy haematoma can be life threatening, therefore
multiple methods are used to reduce the risk of bleeding.
- Tranexamic acid was given intra-operatively to 106 patients undergoing
thyroid surgery.
- Patients who received tranexamic acid had no return to theatre for
post-operative haematoma (p =0.041).
- There were no adverse events reported related to the administration of
tranexamic acid.