TY - JOUR
T1 - Military application of tranexamic acid in trauma emergency resuscitation (MATTERs) study
AU - Morrison, Jonathan J.
AU - Dubose, Joseph J.
AU - Rasmussen, Todd E.
AU - Midwinter, Mark J.
PY - 2012/2
Y1 - 2012/2
N2 - Objectives: To characterize contemporary use of tranexamic acid (TXA) in combat injury and to assess the effect of its administration on total blood product use, thromboembolic complications, and mortality. Design: Retrospective observational study comparing TXA administration with no TXA in patients receiving at least 1 unit of packed red blood cells. A subgroup of patients receiving massive transfusion (≥10 units of packed red blood cells) was also examined. Univariate and multivariate regression analyses were used to identify parameters associated with survival. Kaplan-Meier life tables were used to report survival. Setting: A Role 3 Echelon surgical hospital in southern Afghanistan. Patients: A total of 896 consecutive admissions with combat injury, of which 293 received TXA, were identified from prospectively collected UK and US trauma registries. Main Outcome Measures: Mortality at 24 hours, 48 hours, and 30 days as well as the influence of TXA administration on postoperative coagulopathy and the rate of thromboembolic complications. Results: The TXA group had lower unadjusted mortality than the no-TXA group (17.4% vs 23.9%, respectively; P=.03) despite being more severely injured (mean [SD] Injury Severity Score, 25.2 [16.6] vs 22.5 [18.5], respectively; P<.001). This benefit was greatest in the group of patients who received massive transfusion (14.4% vs 28.1%, respectively; P=.004), where TXA was also independently associated with survival (odds ratio=7.228; 95% CI, 3.016-17.322) and less coagulopathy (P=.003). Conclusions: The use of TXA with blood component - based resuscitation following combat injury results in improved measures of coagulopathy and survival, a benefit that is most prominent in patients requiring massive transfusion. Treatment with TXA should be implemented into clinical practice as part of a resuscitation strategy following severe wartime injury and hemorrhage.
AB - Objectives: To characterize contemporary use of tranexamic acid (TXA) in combat injury and to assess the effect of its administration on total blood product use, thromboembolic complications, and mortality. Design: Retrospective observational study comparing TXA administration with no TXA in patients receiving at least 1 unit of packed red blood cells. A subgroup of patients receiving massive transfusion (≥10 units of packed red blood cells) was also examined. Univariate and multivariate regression analyses were used to identify parameters associated with survival. Kaplan-Meier life tables were used to report survival. Setting: A Role 3 Echelon surgical hospital in southern Afghanistan. Patients: A total of 896 consecutive admissions with combat injury, of which 293 received TXA, were identified from prospectively collected UK and US trauma registries. Main Outcome Measures: Mortality at 24 hours, 48 hours, and 30 days as well as the influence of TXA administration on postoperative coagulopathy and the rate of thromboembolic complications. Results: The TXA group had lower unadjusted mortality than the no-TXA group (17.4% vs 23.9%, respectively; P=.03) despite being more severely injured (mean [SD] Injury Severity Score, 25.2 [16.6] vs 22.5 [18.5], respectively; P<.001). This benefit was greatest in the group of patients who received massive transfusion (14.4% vs 28.1%, respectively; P=.004), where TXA was also independently associated with survival (odds ratio=7.228; 95% CI, 3.016-17.322) and less coagulopathy (P=.003). Conclusions: The use of TXA with blood component - based resuscitation following combat injury results in improved measures of coagulopathy and survival, a benefit that is most prominent in patients requiring massive transfusion. Treatment with TXA should be implemented into clinical practice as part of a resuscitation strategy following severe wartime injury and hemorrhage.
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U2 - 10.1001/archsurg.2011.287
DO - 10.1001/archsurg.2011.287
M3 - Article
C2 - 22006852
AN - SCOPUS:84857430357
SN - 0004-0010
VL - 147
SP - 113
EP - 119
JO - Archives of Surgery
JF - Archives of Surgery
IS - 2
ER -