Effect of Tranexamic Acid on Reducing Postoperative Blood Loss in Cervical Laminoplasty

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2008-05-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose is to evaluate the efficacy of tranexamic acid in cervical laminoplasty; the surgical procedure used was identical in all cases.

• Phase: N/A

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Yodakubo Hospital
• Treatments: Tranexamic Acid

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients who were scheduled to undergo cervical laminoplasty from C3 to C6 for cervical multilevel compressive myelopathy with a narrow spinal canal for which nonoperative therapy had failed.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with chronic renal failure, cirrhosis of the liver, serious cardiac disease, allergy to TXA, a history of thromboembolic disease, and bleeding disorders, as well as those who were currently receiving antiplatelet and/or anticoagulant drugs, were excluded from this study.