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Episode 26: Tranexamic Acid
https://phemcast.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/txa-final.mp3
The paper which we discuss in the interview is available open access here
How does tranexamic acid work?Taken from: https://pbrainmd.wordpress.com/2015/10/15/1335/
Critical appraisal aidsTo understand more about hierachy of evidence and how a systematic review fits into this please have a look at these resources available from the Cochrane group.
http://consumers.cochrane.org/levels-evidence
http://training.cochrane.org/path/grade-approach-evaluating-quality-evidence-pathway
The CASP checklist can be used for assessing the quality of a meta-analysis.
More TXA research trialsWant to know more about the ongoing Crash 3 trial?
Want to know more about the Halt it trial?
References
- CRASH-2 (available open access here)
- The WOMAN Trial (available Open access here)
- The meta-analysis of topical tranexamic acid which Ian mentions is a Cochrane review, available here.