Is the occurrence of the alerting response independent of the method of blood pressure measurement in hypertensive patients?
We found the alerting response with both methods of blood pressure measurement; however, it was not consistently observed in the same individuals. This confirms that hypertensive patients require multiple blood pressure measurements.
Tranexamic acid decreased total blood loss by nearly 30%, drainage volume by approximately 50% and drastically reduced transfusion. However, concealed loss was only marginally influenced by tranexamic acid and was at least as large as the drainage volume.