

Zehtabchi et al published a SRMA of TXA for traumatic brain injuries (TBI). However, better studies are needed to confirm these observations. Nebulized TXA shows promise for both post-tonsillectomy bleeding and hemoptysis. It is unclear if it provides a benefit for gastrointestinal bleeds (GIB).

REBEL EM has also looked at TXA for those conditions plus a few others.

He is also the creator and founder of REBEL EM and REBEL Cast, a free, critical appraisal blog and podcast that tries to cut down knowledge translation gaps of research to bedside clinical practice.Ĭase : A 42-year-old man falls off a backyard deck. Salim Rezaie currently works as a community emergency physician at Greater San Antonio Emergency Physicians (GSEP), where he is the director of clinical education. Effects of tranexamic acid on death, disability, vascular occlusive events and other morbidities in patients with acute traumatic brain injury (CRASH-3): a randomised, placebo-controlled trial.
