Tranexamic Acid (TXA) for the Hemostatic Treatment of Post-Partum Hemorrhage (PPH): What Key Points Have We Learnt After All These Years?

Panagiotis Peitsidis; Christos Iavazzo; Ioannis D. Gkegkes; Antonio Simone Laganà; Sophia Makridima; Panagiotis Tsikouras

doi:10.3390/jcm12196385

Journal of Clinical Medicine (Oct 2023)

Tranexamic Acid (TXA) for the Hemostatic Treatment of Post-Partum Hemorrhage (PPH): What Key Points Have We Learnt After All These Years?

Panagiotis Peitsidis,
Christos Iavazzo,
Ioannis D. Gkegkes,
Antonio Simone Laganà,
Sophia Makridima,
Panagiotis Tsikouras

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Panagiotis Peitsidis: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Helena Venizelou Hospital, 11521 Athens, Greece
Christos Iavazzo: Gynaecological Oncology Department, Metaxa Cancer Hospital, 18537 Piraeus, Greece
Ioannis D. Gkegkes: Athens Colorectal Laboratory, 11528 Athens, Greece
Antonio Simone Laganà: Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology, “Paolo Giaccone” Hospital, Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (PROMISE), University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy
Sophia Makridima: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Helena Venizelou Hospital, 11521 Athens, Greece
Panagiotis Tsikouras: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12196385
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 19
p. 6385

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Post-partum bleeding or post-partum hemorrhage (PPH) is often defined as the loss of more than 500 mL of blood after vaginal delivery or 1000 mL of blood after cesarean section following the delivery of a child [...]

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Published in Journal of Clinical Medicine

ISSN: 2077-0383 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/jcm

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