A Randomized Comparison Of Tranexamic Acid And Tourniquet Versus Tourniquet For The Reduction Of Blood Loss During Abdominal Myomectomy In Enugu Nigeria.
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Uterine fibroid
- Registration Number
- PACTR202312679640849
- Lead Sponsor
- DR. AMULU IFEANYI VICTOR
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 114
Inclusion Criteria
Women in reproductive age with symptomatic uterine fibroid, booked for open abdominal myomectomy at the study centers were recruited for this study.
Exclusion Criteria
Women with the following history and co-morbid conditions were excluded from the study.
1. Patients with history of myomectomy in the past,
2. Use of GnRH analog before surgery
3. Allergy to the use of tranexamic acid
4. Thromboembolic disorders
5. Renal impairment
6. Obese (weight >30kg/m2)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mean estimated volume of intra-operative blood loss in milliliter in the study and control groups
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Mean estimated volume of total blood loss in milliliter in both study group and control group. 2. Mean difference between pre-operative and post-operative haemoglobin in g/dl for study and control groups 3. The average number of pints of blood transfused per participant in both groups.