Dose Effect of Tranexamic Acid on the Incidence of Deep Venous Thrombus in Cardiac Surgery
Thromboses, Deep Vein, Tranexamic Acid Adverse Reaction
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Thromboses, Deep Vein focused on measuring dose effect, tranexamic acid, deep vein thromboses
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients receiving selective cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass due to coronary, valvular or congenital heart disease
- Written consent obtained
Exclusion Criteria:
- Allergy or contraindication to tranexamic acid
- Severe renal impairment (serum creatinine >250 μmol/l, or estimated creatinine clearance <25 ml/min)
- Thromboembolic disease including but not limited to: history of pulmonary embolism, spontaneous arterial thrombosis or familial hypercoaguability (eg. Lupus anticoagulant, protein C deficiency)
- Thrombocytopenia defined as a platelet count <100,000/ml
- Coagulopathy defined as an international normalized ratio > 1.5 prior to surgery
- Currently enrolled in another perioperative interventional study
- Pregnancy or lactation
Sites / Locations
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Fuwai Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Experimental
Active Comparator
Dose group 1
Dose group 2
Dose group 3
The dose regimen of tranexamic acid in group 1 includes a loading dose of 30mg/kg before skin incision and a maintenance dose of 20mg/kg/hr until the end of the operation.
The dose regimen of tranexamic acid in group 2 includes a loading dose of 20mg/kg before skin incision and a maintenance dose of 15mg/kg/hr until the end of the operation.
The dose regimen of tranexamic acid in group 3 includes a loading dose of 10mg/kg before skin incision and a maintenance dose of 10mg/kg/hr until the end of the operation.