Open AccessTranexamic acid in surgical treatment of scoliosis in children: A case report
Author(s) -
Goran Rakić,
Danica Stanić,
Anna Uram-Benka,
Marina Pandurov,
Jovana Simin,
Biljana Drašković
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns1604118r
Subject(s) - medicine , tranexamic acid , scoliosis , surgery , anesthesia , perioperative , antifibrinolytic , blood transfusion , blood loss , bolus (digestion)
Children who are subjected to surgical treatment for scoliosis usually end up receiving a lot of blood transfusions since they tend to lose one or more blood volumes during the surgery. Tranexamic acid is an antifibrinolytic agent, increasingly used in children to reduce perioperative blood loss in various settings, including corrective surgery of scoliosis.
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