HALT-IT

Tranexamic Acid in Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Doente / População Intervenção / Exposição Comparação Desfecho

In 12,009 patients with acute GI bleeding, tranexamic acid did not reduce death from bleeding versus placebo, and increased venous thromboembolism.

N
12 009
Desenho
International RCT
Desfecho
Death from bleeding within 5 days
Relevância
2
ResultadoNo mortality benefit; more VTE with TXA.
HALT-IT Trial Collaborators. Lancet. 2020;395(10241):1927-1936. 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30848-5
Discussão e crítica

Don't use TXA in GI bleeding; the trauma signal does not transfer.