TXA tranexamic acid reduced mortality in postpartum bleed

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In the WOMAN trial, >20,000 patients with postpartum hemorrhage after a vaginal birth or cesarean section were randomized to receive either tranexamic acid or placebo. Death due to bleeding was significantly reduced without a significant increase in complications.¹²

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2. WOMAN Trial Collaborators. Effect of early tranexamic acid administration on mortality, hysterectomy, and other morbidities in women with post-partum haemorrhage (WOMAN): an international, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet. 2017;389(10084):2105-2116. PubMed ↩