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Prophylactic TXA administration has been shown to reduce bleeding and blood product requirements intraoperatively. However, its clinical use is still debated. The aim of this study was to report on a single-centre practice and analyse clinical characteristics and outcomes of LT recipients according to intraoperative treatment of TXA or platelet transfusion. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective observational cohort study in which we reviewed 162 patients\u2019 records. Characteristics, intraoperative requirement of blood products, postoperative development of thrombosis and outcomes were compared between patients without or with intraoperative TXA treatment and without or with platelet transfusion. Results: Intraoperative treatment of TXA and platelets was 53% and 57.40%, respectively. Patients who required intraoperative administration of TXA or platelet transfusion also required more transfusion of blood products. Neither TXA nor platelet transfusion were associated with increased postoperative development of hepatic artery and portal vein thrombosis, 90-day mortality or graft loss. There was a significant increase in the median length of intensive care unit (ICU) stay in those who received platelet transfusion only (2.00 vs. 3.00 days; p = 0.021). Time to extubate was significantly different in both those who required TXA and platelet transfusion intraoperatively. Conclusions: Our analysis indicates that LT recipients still required copious intraoperative transfusion of blood products, despite the use of intraoperative TXA and platelets. Our findings have important implications for current transfusion practice in LT recipients and may guide clinicians to act upon these findings, which will support global efforts to encourage a wider use of TXA to reduce transfusion requirements, including platelets.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina59020219","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,24]],"date-time":"2023-01-24T01:29:45Z","timestamp":1674523785000},"page":"219","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Characteristics and Outcomes of Liver Transplantation Recipients after Tranexamic Acid Treatment and Platelet Transfusion: A Retrospective Single-Centre Experience"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"59","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8218-1129","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mohmad H.","family":"Alsabani","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Anesthesia Technology Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh 11481, Saudi Arabia"},{"name":"King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, Riyadh 11481, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4181-6108","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Abdulrazak","family":"Sibai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, Riyadh 11481, Saudi Arabia"},{"name":"Department of Anesthesia, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia"},{"name":"College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh 11481, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Saja F.","family":"Alharbi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Anesthesia Technology Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh 11481, Saudi Arabia"},{"name":"King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, Riyadh 11481, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lafi H.","family":"Olayan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Anesthesia Technology Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh 11481, Saudi Arabia"},{"name":"King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, Riyadh 11481, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Abeer A.","family":"Samman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Anesthesia Technology Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh 11481, Saudi Arabia"},{"name":"King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, Riyadh 11481, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4714-467X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mohammed K.","family":"Al Harbi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, Riyadh 11481, Saudi Arabia"},{"name":"Department of Anesthesia, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia"},{"name":"College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh 11481, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"820","DOI":"10.1111\/liv.12140","article-title":"Hypercoagulability as a contributor to thrombotic complications in the liver transplant recipient","volume":"33","author":"Arshad","year":"2013","journal-title":"Liver Int."},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"83","DOI":"10.1097\/01.aia.0000210804.39545.66","article-title":"Antifibrinolytics in liver transplantation","volume":"44","author":"Groenland","year":"2006","journal-title":"Int. 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