Tranexamic Acid and Pediatric Adenotonsillectomy

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2010-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of tranexamic acid prior adenotonsillectomy in children can reduce surgical and postoperative bleeding.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre
• Treatments: Tranexamic Acid

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• children with 4 to 12 years

• adenotonsillar hypertrophy

• indication of adenotonsillectomy

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients with blood dyscrasia

• patients with history of bleeding of difficult control or spontaneous hematoma

• patients with coagulation tests altered

• patients with evidence of hematopoietic, cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, neurologic, psychiatric or auto immune disease