RCT | Prehospital use of tranexamic acid in severe trauma cases shows no superiority over placebo

Prehospital Tranexamic Acid for Severe Trauma – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

News Release: Shining a new light on tranexamic acid for trauma care – Monash University

Commentary on Twitter

Late breaking at #CCR23: In the PATCH-Trauma trial involving adults with major trauma, treatment with tranexamic acid did not result in a greater number of patients surviving with a favorable functional outcome at 6 months than placebo. https://t.co/i8fu34ReCB pic.twitter.com/GEOtRphOBb

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