Journal article
Tranexamic acid in endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) and endoscopic skull base surgery (ESBS) approaches have revolutionized the management of sinonasal and intracranial pathology. Maintaining surgical hemostasis is essential as bleeding can obscure the visibility of the surgical field, thus increasing surgical duration, risk of complications, and procedural failure. Tranexamic acid (TXA) acts to reduce bleeding by inhibiting fibrin degradation. This …
Authors
Abdallah Z; Staibano P; Zhou K; Khalife S; Nguyen TBV; Sommer DD
Journal
International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology, Vol. 13, No. 12, pp. 2187–2204
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
December 2023
DOI
10.1002/alr.23203
ISSN
2042-6976