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Table 3 Bleeding outcomes and causes of death

From: The usefulness of tranexamic acid for bleeding symptoms of chronic consumptive coagulopathy complicated by aortic disease: a single-institute, retrospective study of 14 patients

 

n = 14

 

Decrease of bleeding symptoms, n (%)

11

(78.5)

Increase of bleeding symptoms, n

1

 

No data, n

2

 

Time to improvement within 30 days, days, median (range)

5.0

(2–22)

RBC transfusion, n

4

 

Seizures, n

0

 

Thrombosis, n

0

 

Death, n (%)

5

(35.7)

 Brain hemorrhage

1

 

 Infection

1

 

 Hemodialysis termination

1

 

 Chronic DIC

1

 

 Unknown

1

 
  1. RBC Red blood cell, DIC Disseminated intravascular coagulation