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5/5/2022 - Anesthesiology Journal Club - Tranexamic Acid in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery

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INTRODUCTION

Credit Hours: CME 1.00

Target Audience:

Anesthesiologists and anesthesiologists-in-training and other anesthesia professionals, nurse anesthetists and anesthesia assistants.

Educational Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Identify risks and benefits of tranexamic acid.
  • Evaluate the current literature evaluating tranexamic acid in non-cardiac patients
  • Discuss provider concerns surrounding tranexamic acid in non-cardiac patients.

Suggested Additional Reading & Joint Accreditation Statement - Note: This Accreditation Statement Supersedes All Other Statements:

Suggested Additional Reading 

  1. Sentilhes L, Sénat MV, Le Lous M, et al. Tranexamic acid for the prevention of blood loss after cesarean
  2. Kagoma YK, Crowther MA, Douketis J, Bhandari M, Eikelboom J, Lim W. Use of antifibrinolytic therapy to reduce transfusion in patients undergoing orthopedic surgery: a systematic review of randomized trials. Thromb Res 2009; 123:687-96.
  3. Houston BL, Fergusson DA, Falk J, et al. Prophylactic tranexamic acid use in non-cardiac surgeries at high risk for transfusion. Transfus Med 2021; 31: 236-42.


Joint Accreditation Statement:

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.


The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Authors:
Mariusz Ligocki, MD — PGY-2 Resident, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
No planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Natale DeMarco, Jr., DO — PGY-2 Resident, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
No planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Stephen McHugh MD FASA — Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
No planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

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