TXA for GI Bleeds? The HALT-IT Trial

July 15, 2020 00:26:28
TXA for GI Bleeds?  The HALT-IT Trial
Critical Care Perspectives in Emergency Medicine
TXA for GI Bleeds? The HALT-IT Trial

Jul 15 2020 | 00:26:28

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Show Notes

The use of tranexamic acid (TXA) has markedly increased since the results of the CRASH-II trial were published.  In addition to its use in trauma, TXA has been evaluated and used in numerous other conditions, including post-partum hemorrhage and epistaxis.  Recently, the HALT-IT Trial was published online in the Lancet, which evaluated the use of TXA in patients with acute gastrointestinal bleeding.  In this podcast we discuss the HALT-IT Trial and its implications for clinical practice. 

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