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SUBMITTER: Wu TB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7250412 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wu Tie Bo TB Orfeo Thomas T Moore Hunter B HB Sumislawski Joshua J JJ Cohen Mitchell J MJ Petzold Linda R LR
PloS one 20200526 5
Understanding the coagulation process is critical to developing treatments for trauma and coagulopathies. Clinical studies on tranexamic acid (TXA) have resulted in mixed reports on its efficacy in improving outcomes in trauma patients. The largest study, CRASH-2, reported that TXA improved outcomes in patients who received treatment prior to 3 hours after the injury, but worsened outcomes in patients who received treatment after 3 hours. No consensus has been reached about the mechanism behind ...[more]