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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
NameTimeMethod
Mean estimated volume of intra-operative blood loss in milliliter in the study and control groups
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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.
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