TXA Soaked Gelatin Sponge to Reduce Rectus Sheath Hematoma After C.S. in Patients Using Warfarin

Summary

The aim of this randomized controlled study is to demonstrate the effect of Local application of TXA impregnated in a gelatin sponge in reducing Rectus sheath hematoma formation in patients treated with warfarin following cesarean section.

Timeline

Start

2022-07-03

Primary completion

2023-01-01

Completion

2023-02-01

Publications

• Background Gibbons L, Belizan JM, Lauer JA, Betran AP, Merialdi M, Althabe F. Inequities in the use of cesarean section deliveries in the world. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Apr;206(4):331.e1-19. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2012.02.026. Epub 2012 Mar 1.
• Background Hatjipetrou A, Anyfantakis D, Kastanakis M. Rectus sheath hematoma: a review of the literature. Int J Surg. 2015 Jan;13:267-271. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2014.12.015. Epub 2014 Dec 19.
• Background Cherry WB, Mueller PS. Rectus sheath hematoma: review of 126 cases at a single institution. Medicine (Baltimore). 2006 Mar;85(2):105-110. doi: 10.1097/01.md.0000216818.13067.5a.
• Background Jafferbhoy SF, Rustum Q, Shiwani MH. Abdominal compartment syndrome--a fatal complication from a rectus sheath haematoma. BMJ Case Rep. 2012 Apr 2;2012:bcr1220115332. doi: 10.1136/bcr.12.2011.5332.
• Background Osinbowale O, Bartholomew JR. Rectus sheath hematoma. Vasc Med. 2008 Nov;13(4):275-9. doi: 10.1177/1358863X08094767.
• Background McCormack PL. Tranexamic acid: a review of its use in the treatment of hyperfibrinolysis. Drugs. 2012 Mar 26;72(5):585-617. doi: 10.2165/11209070-000000000-00000.
• Background Liang J, Liu H, Huang X, Xiong W, Zhao H, Chua S, Li Z. Using tranexamic acid soaked absorbable gelatin sponge following complex posterior lumbar spine surgery: A randomized control trial. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2016 Aug;147:110-4. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2016.06.001. Epub 2016 Jun 13.
• Hany A, Mansour A, Sediek M, Nabil M. Role of tranexamic acid-soaked gelatin sponge in minimizing rectus sheath hematoma after cesarean section in women treated with warfarin, a simple tool for high-risk cases, a randomized controlled trial. Eur J Med Res. 2023 Oct 20;28(1):448. doi: 10.1186/s40001-023-01434-7.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.