Preoperative Tranexamic Acid for Treatment of Bleeding, Edema, and Ecchymosis in Patients Undergoing Rhinoplasty

201880 citationsReviewbronze Open Access

Authors

Sara Juliana de Abreu de Vasconcellos · Universidade Federal de Sergipe

Edmundo Marques do Nascimento-Júnior · Universidade Federal de Sergipe

Marcel Vinícius de Aguiar Menezes · Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica

Mário Luis Tavares Mendes · Universidade Federal de Sergipe

Rafael de Souza Dantas · Universidade Federal de Sergipe

Paulo Ricardo Martins‐Filho · Universidade Federal de Sergipe

Abstract

Current available evidence suggests that preoperative administration of tranexamic acid is safe and may reduce intraoperative bleeding as well as postoperative eyelid edema and ecchymosis in patients undergoing rhinoplasty.

Topics & Keywords

Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery

Volume 144, Issue 9, pp. 816-816

DOI: 10.1001/jamaoto.2018.1381

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