Does Tranexamic Acid Cause Venous Thromboembolism After Trauma?: Who Cares, If It Saves Lives?

Eric W Etchill¹, Raymond Fang¹, Elliott R Haut^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
² Departments of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
³ Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
⁴ Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
⁵ Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.

Comment

Eric W Etchill et al. JAMA Surg. 2018.

. 2018 Feb 1;153(2):175-176.

doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.3855.

Eric W Etchill¹, Raymond Fang¹, Elliott R Haut^{1

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¹ Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
² Departments of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
³ Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
⁴ Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
⁵ Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.

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Comment on

Evaluation of Military Use of Tranexamic Acid and Associated Thromboembolic Events.
Johnston LR, Rodriguez CJ, Elster EA, Bradley MJ. Johnston LR, et al. JAMA Surg. 2018 Feb 1;153(2):169-175. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.3821. JAMA Surg. 2018. PMID: 29071337 Free PMC article.