Abstract
BACKGROUND CONTEXTASD (Adult spinal deformity) surgery often entails complex osteotomies and realignment procedures, particularly in the setting of rigid deformities. Although previous studies have established the efficacy of tranexamic acid (TXA), data evaluating the widely variable dosing regimens remains sparse. PURPOSETo improve understanding of blood loss and transfusion requirements for low-dose and high-dose TXA regimens for adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery. STUDY DESIGN/SETTINGThis is a retrospective cohort study of 318 ASD patients who received TXA. Outcome measures include estimated blood loss (EBL), perioperative transfusion requirement, and complications. METHODSA retrospective review was conducted on 318 ASD patients: 258 patients received a low-dose regimen of TXA (10 or 20 mg/kg loading dose with a 1 or 2 mg/kg/h maintenance dose) and 60 patients received a high-dose regimen of TXA (40 mg/kg loading dose with a 1 mg/kg/h maintenance dose, 30 mg/kg loading dose with a 10 mg/kg/h maintenance dose, or 50 mg/kg loading dose with a 5 mg/kg/h maintenance dose). RESULTSCompared with the low-dose TXA group, the high-dose TXA group had significantly decreased EBL (1402 vs. 1793 mL, p=.009), blood volume lost (30.3 vs. 39.4%, p=.01), intraoperative packed red blood cell (pRBC) transfusion (0.9 vs. 1.6 U, p<.0001), and intraoperative platelet transfusion (0 vs. 0.1 U, p<.0001). High-dose TXA was predictive of 515 cc less EBL (p=.002), 11.4% less blood volume lost (p=.004), and 1 U pRBC less transfused intraoperatively (p<.0001) than the low-dose TXA group. The high-dose TXA group had a higher incidence of postop atrial fibrillation (5 vs. 0%, p<.0001) and myocardial infarction (1.7 vs. 0%, p=.04). CONCLUSIONSVarying dosing regimens of TXA are utilized for ASD surgery, with a prevailing theme of dosing ambiguity. These data demonstrate that high-dose TXA is more effective than low-dose TXA in reducing blood loss and blood product transfusion requirement in ASD surgery. Importantly, rates of MI and postop AF were higher in the high-dose TXA group.
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