Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with severe bleeding after accident treated with tranexamic acid
By Muri, B et al.·Published in Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde·2018·Department for Small Animals·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Hyperfibrinolysis diagnosed with rotational thromboelastometry and treated with tranexamic acid in a dog with acute traumatic coagulopathy.
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Plain-English summary
A 4-year-old male Australian Cattle Dog was brought to the clinic after being hit by a car and was in critical condition with severe bleeding and shock. Tests showed he had a serious blood clotting issue called acute traumatic coagulopathy, which was causing his blood to break down too quickly. The vet treated him with tranexamic acid, a medication that helps prevent excessive bleeding, and it successfully stopped the abnormal blood breakdown. After treatment, his blood tests improved, and he was on the road to recovery.
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Abstract
A 4-year old male Australian Cattle Dog involved in a road traffic accident was presented with severe polytrauma to the Small Animal Clinic, University of Zurich. He was presented in hemorrhagic shock, with an initial lactate of 10.3mmol/l and ongoing bleeding from multiple injury sites. Acute traumatic coagulopathy diagnosed with ROTEM within one hour after accident showed marked hypocoagulation and hyperfibrinolysis. Treatment with a total dose of 40mg/kg of tranexamic acid intravenously resulted in successful elimination of hyperfibrinolysis in the following, serially measured ROTEM tracings.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29615381/