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Topical Use of Tranexamic Acid for Antifibrinolysis in Cardiac Surgery With Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Randomized Clinical Study

This randomized trial compared topical intrapericardial tranexamic acid (TXA) with standard intravenous TXA in 492 adults undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. Topical TXA

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May 5, 2026

Perioperative Bleeding Is Not an Independent Risk Factor for Acute Kidney Injury in On-pump Cardiac Surgery—A Post-hoc Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial

A post-hoc analysis of the ALBICS randomized trial with 1,386 cardiac surgery patients found that perioperative bleeding, as classified by the Universal Definition of

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Apr 1, 2025