HOW SHOULD TRANEXAMIC ACID BE ADMINISTERED IN HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK? CONTINUOUS SERUM CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENTS IN A SWINE MODEL.

Autor: Lynghaug T, Bakke HK, Fuskevåg OM, Nielsen EW, Dietrichs ES
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Shock (Augusta, Ga.) [Shock] 2023 Nov 01; Vol. 60 (5), pp. 707-712. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 02.
DOI: 10.1097/SHK.0000000000002222
Abstrakt: Abstract: Background : Tranexamic acid (TXA) reduces mortality in trauma patients. Intramuscular (IM) administration could be advantageous in low-resource and military settings. Achieving the same serum concentration as intravenous (IV) administration is important to achieve equal mortality reduction. Therefore, we aimed to investigate whether dividing an IM dose of TXA between two injection sites and whether an increase in dose would lead to serum concentrations comparable to those achieved by IV administration. Methods : Norwegian landrace pigs (n = 29) from a course in hemostatic emergency surgery were given TXA 1 h after start of surgery. Blood samples were drawn at 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 35, 45, 60, and 85 min. The samples were centrifuged and serum TXA concentrations quantified with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The use of two injection sites was compared with distributing the dose on one injection site, and a dose of 15 mg/kg was compared with a dose of 30 mg/kg. All IM groups were compared with IV administration. Results : The groups were in a similar degree of shock. Increasing the IM dose from the standard of 15 mg/kg to 30 mg/kg resulted in significantly higher serum concentrations of TXA, comparable to those achieved by IV administration. Distributing the IM dose on two injection sites did not affect drug uptake, as shown by equal serum concentrations. Conclusions : For IM administration of TXA, 30 mg/kg should be the standard dose. With a short delay, IM administration will provide equal serum concentrations as IV administration, above what is considered necessary to inhibit fibrinolysis.
Competing Interests: Conflicts of interest: None of the authors have any conflicts of interest to declare.
(Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the Shock Society.)
Databáze: MEDLINE