showed a trendP = 0.06
Patients in the TXA group showed a trend for prolonged need of mechanical ventilation (45.4 h ± 187.3 versus 25.6 h ± 128.0; P = 0.06.
Patients in the TXA group showed a trend for prolonged need of mechanical ventilation (45.4 h ± 187.3 versus 25.6 h ± 128.0; P = 0.06.
Discussion The two major findings of our study are as follows: first, in the overall cardiac surgery population studied, the administration of high-dose TXA showed a strong trend toward an association with convulsive seizures, whereas aprotinin was associated with a higher rate of stroke and neurologic disability after cardiac surgery with CPB.