Blood loss was reported as a prognostic risk factor of morbidity and overall survival after hepatic resection. The aim of this study prospective randomized was compare the efficacy of the administration of tranexamic acid versus placebo to reduce perioperative bleeding after major hepatectomy (\> 3 hepatic segments).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
130
10 mg/kg Iv after randomization of the patient in the study,follow-up by continuous infusion of 10 mg/kg/h up to the end of the intervention.
10 mg/kg Iv after randomization of the patient in the study,follow-up by continuous infusion of 10 mg/kg/h up to the end of the intervention
CHU Amiens, Hôpital Nord
Amiens, France
Chirurgie digestive et transplantation, Hôpital de Besançon
Besançon, France
CHU de Bordeaux (Hôpital Haut- Lévêque et Hôpital Saint-André)
Bordeaux, France
Chirurgie Viscérale et transplantation, Hôpital de Hautepierre , CHU Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
The volume of compensated blood loss with the formula: [TBV x (initial hematocrit - final hematocrit ) + number of transfused RBC unit] with TBV=Total Blood Volume and RBC= red blood cell (1 RBC unit = 500 ml with hematocrit=30%).
Time frame: at day 5
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