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Trauma Experts Aim to Reduce Deaths by Providing Blood-Clotting Agent

Trauma Experts Aim to Reduce Deaths by Providing Blood-Clotting Agent
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A study found that tranexamic acid, commonly used in cardiac surgery to help stop bleeding, improved the odds of survival for some trauma patients.

TUCSON, Ariz. — Severely injured trauma patients who received a blood-clotting drug before arriving at the hospital had a better chance of surviving than those who didn’t, according to new research from the University of Arizona Health Sciences in partnership with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

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