Is Use of Tranexamic acid in Adenotonsillectomy in redusing the amount of blood loss during surgery?

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

Conditions: Chronic tonsillitis and adenoiditis,

Registration Number: CTRI/2019/04/018352

Lead Sponsor: pondicherry institute of medical sciences

Brief Summary: the study aims on assessing the preoperative use of iv tranexamic acid in reducing the intraoperative blood loss during tonsillectomy and adenotonsillectomy done by cold steel dissection method as controlled to placebo.

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Not Yet Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

all patients posted for tonsillectomy, adenotonsillectomy, between age of 3 and 40 years, with indications like recurrent / chronic tonsillitis / adenoiditis/ hypertrophic tonsils and adenoids causing osas.

Exclusion Criteria

1.allergy to tranexamic acid 2.
bleeding disorders 3.
age <3 and >40 years 4.
suspected case of nasopharyngeal or tonsillar malignancy, lymphoproliferative disorders.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
to determine the efficacy of preoperative intravenous tranexamic acid on intra operative blood loss in tonsillectomy, adenotonsillectomy	At the time of extubation following Tonsillectomy,Adenotonsillectomy,amount of total blood loss is estimated

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
effect on post operative bleeding episodes	to see for any side effects of pre operative iv tranexamic acid in patients undergoing tonsillectomy/ adenotonsillectomy

Trial Locations

Locations (1): Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences
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Pondicherry, PONDICHERRY, India
Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences
🇮🇳Pondicherry, PONDICHERRY, India
Dr Rajarajeswari
Principal investigator
9488776655
rajisampathporal@gmail.com