Tranexamic acid is associated with improved hemostasis in elderly patients undergoing coronary-artery surgeries in a retrospective cohort study

BackgroundMore elderly patients undergo coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) than younger patients. Whether tranexamic acid (TA) is still effective and safe in elderly patients undergoing CABG surgeries is still unclear.MethodsIn this study, a cohort of 7,224 patients ≥70 years undergoing CABG surg...

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Main Authors: Enshi Wang, Yang Wang, Yuan Li, Shengshou Hu, Su Yuan
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2023.1117974/full
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author Enshi Wang
Yang Wang
Yuan Li
Shengshou Hu
Su Yuan
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Yang Wang
Yuan Li
Shengshou Hu
Su Yuan
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description BackgroundMore elderly patients undergo coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) than younger patients. Whether tranexamic acid (TA) is still effective and safe in elderly patients undergoing CABG surgeries is still unclear.MethodsIn this study, a cohort of 7,224 patients ≥70 years undergoing CABG surgery were included. Patients were categorized into the no TA group, TA group, high-dose group, and low-dose group according whether TA was administered and the dose administered. The primary endpoint was blood loss and blood transfusion after CABG. The secondary endpoints were thromboembolic events and in-hospital death.ResultsThe blood loss at 24 and 48 h and the total blood loss after surgery in patients in the TA group were 90, 90, and 190 ml less than those in the no-TA group, respectively (p < 0.0001). The total blood transfusion was reduced 0.38-fold with TA administration compared to that without TA (OR = 0.62, 95% CI 0.56–0.68, p < 0.0001). Blood component transfusion was also reduced. High-dose TA administration reduced the blood loss by 20 ml 24 h after surgery (p = 0.032) but had no relationship with the blood transfusion. TA increased the risk of perioperative myocardial infarction (PMI) by 1.62-fold [p = 0.003, OR = 1.62, 95% CI (1.18–2.22)] but reduced the hospital stay time in patients who were administered TA compared to that of patients who did not receive TA (p = 0.026).ConclusionWe revealed that elderly patients undergoing CABG surgeries had better hemostasis after TA administration but increased the risk of PMI. High-dose TA was effective and safe compared with low-dose TA administration in elderly patients undergoing CABG surgery.
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spelling doaj.art-5e7a9e1e7fae413aae3da86f5651882c2023-02-21T05:46:49ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Surgery2296-875X2023-02-011010.3389/fsurg.2023.11179741117974Tranexamic acid is associated with improved hemostasis in elderly patients undergoing coronary-artery surgeries in a retrospective cohort studyEnshi Wang0Yang Wang1Yuan Li2Shengshou Hu3Su Yuan4Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, ChinaMedical Research & Biometrics Center, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, ChinaBackgroundMore elderly patients undergo coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) than younger patients. Whether tranexamic acid (TA) is still effective and safe in elderly patients undergoing CABG surgeries is still unclear.MethodsIn this study, a cohort of 7,224 patients ≥70 years undergoing CABG surgery were included. Patients were categorized into the no TA group, TA group, high-dose group, and low-dose group according whether TA was administered and the dose administered. The primary endpoint was blood loss and blood transfusion after CABG. The secondary endpoints were thromboembolic events and in-hospital death.ResultsThe blood loss at 24 and 48 h and the total blood loss after surgery in patients in the TA group were 90, 90, and 190 ml less than those in the no-TA group, respectively (p < 0.0001). The total blood transfusion was reduced 0.38-fold with TA administration compared to that without TA (OR = 0.62, 95% CI 0.56–0.68, p < 0.0001). Blood component transfusion was also reduced. High-dose TA administration reduced the blood loss by 20 ml 24 h after surgery (p = 0.032) but had no relationship with the blood transfusion. TA increased the risk of perioperative myocardial infarction (PMI) by 1.62-fold [p = 0.003, OR = 1.62, 95% CI (1.18–2.22)] but reduced the hospital stay time in patients who were administered TA compared to that of patients who did not receive TA (p = 0.026).ConclusionWe revealed that elderly patients undergoing CABG surgeries had better hemostasis after TA administration but increased the risk of PMI. High-dose TA was effective and safe compared with low-dose TA administration in elderly patients undergoing CABG surgery.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2023.1117974/fullelderly patientscoronary artery bypass graftingtranexamic acidblood lossblood transfusionthromboembolic events
spellingShingle Enshi Wang
Yang Wang
Yuan Li
Shengshou Hu
Su Yuan
Tranexamic acid is associated with improved hemostasis in elderly patients undergoing coronary-artery surgeries in a retrospective cohort study
Frontiers in Surgery
elderly patients
coronary artery bypass grafting
tranexamic acid
blood loss
blood transfusion
thromboembolic events
title Tranexamic acid is associated with improved hemostasis in elderly patients undergoing coronary-artery surgeries in a retrospective cohort study
title_full Tranexamic acid is associated with improved hemostasis in elderly patients undergoing coronary-artery surgeries in a retrospective cohort study
title_fullStr Tranexamic acid is associated with improved hemostasis in elderly patients undergoing coronary-artery surgeries in a retrospective cohort study
title_full_unstemmed Tranexamic acid is associated with improved hemostasis in elderly patients undergoing coronary-artery surgeries in a retrospective cohort study
title_short Tranexamic acid is associated with improved hemostasis in elderly patients undergoing coronary-artery surgeries in a retrospective cohort study
title_sort tranexamic acid is associated with improved hemostasis in elderly patients undergoing coronary artery surgeries in a retrospective cohort study
topic elderly patients
coronary artery bypass grafting
tranexamic acid
blood loss
blood transfusion
thromboembolic events
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2023.1117974/full
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