REDUCING BLOOD LOSS DURING ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY WITH INTRAVENOUS VERSUS TOPICAL TRANEXAMIC ACID Authors: Shwetha T , YASODHA S* AND JEEVAHASHINI S
ABSTRACT
Objectives: To assess the effect of Intravenous versus Topical Tranexamic acid in reducing the
intra-operative and post-operative blood loss in abdominal hysterectomy surgeries. Materials and
methods: In a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial, 105 women undergoing
abdominal hysterectomy were randomly assigned to three groups: group 1 [35 patients received
110 ml normal saline IV just before skin insion], group 2 [35 patients received 1 g tranexamic
acid (2 ampoules of kapron 500 mg 5 ml Amoun company) IV just before skin in scion] and
group 3 [35 patients received 2 g topical tranexamic acid (4 ampoules of kapron 500 mg 5 ml)
applied intra abdominally after hysterctomy. The primary outcome was intra-operative,
postoperative and all blood loss estimation. Results: Both Group II (IV tranexamic acid) and
Group III (topical tranexamic acid application) showed great reduction in intraoperative and
post-operative blood loss (blood in the intraabdominal drain) compared with Group I (placebo
group), (P = .0001, 0.0001, 0.0001, 0.0001), so the overall estimated blood loss in group II and
III showed highly reduction compared with group I (P = .0001, .0001). Conclusion: Intravenous
and Topical Tranexamic acid application safe and reliable method to help decrease blood loss
during and after hysterectomy.
Keywords: Tranexamic acid, hysterectomy, blood loss Publication date: 1/1/21 https://ijbpas.com/pdf/2021/January/MS_IJBPAS_2021_JAN_SPCL_1021.pdfDownload PDFhttps://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.1.1021