Tranexamic acid may be beneficial for difficult hemostasis following tumor resection in neurosurgical patients: A personal experience

Hemant Bhagat; Bhupesh Kumar; Neha Garg; Rajesh Chhabra

doi:10.4103/1793-5482.145542

Tranexamic acid may be beneficial for difficult hemostasis following tumor resection in neurosurgical patients: A personal experience

Asian J Neurosurg. 2017 Apr-Jun;12(2):309-310. doi: 10.4103/1793-5482.145542.

Authors

Hemant Bhagat¹, Bhupesh Kumar¹, Neha Garg¹, Rajesh Chhabra²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
² Department of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Abstract

Neurosurgeons may find themself in a precarious situation, while unable to secure hemostasis following tumor resection. Use of tranexamic acid was helpful in our patient to secure complete hemostasis in one such event of uncontrollable bleeding.

Keywords: Difficult hemostasis; pituitary tumor; surgical resection; tranexamic acid.

Publication types

Case Reports