Open AccessEfficacy and Safety of Tranexamic Acid in Bimaxillary Orthognathic Surgery
Author(s) -
Liang Sun,
Rui Guo,
Yi Feng
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
plastic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.398
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2292-5511
pISSN - 2292-5503
DOI - 10.1177/2292550320925897
Subject(s) - tranexamic acid , medicine , blood loss , randomized controlled trial , placebo , meta analysis , blood transfusion , adverse effect , orthognathic surgery , anesthesia , surgery , relative risk , confidence interval , alternative medicine , pathology
Tranexamic acid (TXA) has been widely used during craniofacial and orthognathic surgery (OS). However, results of the literature are inconsistent due to specific type of surgery and a small sample of studies. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of TXA in bimaxillary OS.