Development of a nurse-led tranexamic acid administration protocol for trauma patients in rural South Africa
Introduction: Administration of tranexamic acid (TXA) has been shown to effectively reduce all-cause mortality in trauma patients when given within three hours of injury. We found that many trauma patients in our hospital were not receiving TXA. This was due to a variety of factors, including late p...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-01-01
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| Series: | African Journal of Emergency Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X18301423 |