Review Article

Comparison of Intravenous versus Topical Tranexamic Acid in Nondeformity Spine Surgery: A Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Results of the meta-analysis of outcome measures.

Outcome and SubgroupNumber of studiesPatients I: TRR/MD (95% CI) ValueHeterogeneity Value (I2)

Blood loss
 IBL (mL)4171/165−32.72 [−129.17, 63.72]0.51<0.00001 (97%)
 HBL (mL)3136/130−76.73 [−178.30, 24.84]0.14<0.00001 (94%)
 TBL (mL)3179/179−69.65 [−149.93, 10.64]0.090.03 (73%)
HCT (%)
 Preoperative HCT (%)2106/1000.51 [−0.50, 1.51]0.320.32 (1%)
 Postoperative HCT (%)2106/1001.87 [−0.48, 4.22]0.120.01 (85%)
PT (seconds)
 Preoperative PT (seconds)4124/118−0.39 [−0.63, −0.15]0.0020.21 (34%)
 Postoperative PT (seconds)5144/138−0.21 [−0.54, 0.12]0.220.06 (57%)
Hb level (g/L)270/64−0.74 [−4.67, 3.19]0.710.26 (23%)
 Preoperative Hb level (g/L)
 Postoperative Hb level (g/L)3100/941.84 [−3.38, 7.06]0.490.06 (65%)
FIB (g/L)
 Preoperative FIB (g/L)399/93−0.10 [−0.32, 0.12]0.370.02 (73%)
 Postoperative FIB (g/L)399/930.02 [−0.10, 0.14]0.720.90 (0%)
APTT (seconds)
 Preoperative APTT (seconds)379/791.12 [0.57, 1.68]<0.00010.93 (0%)
 Postoperative APTT (seconds)379/79−0.30 [−2.47, 1.87]0.79<0.0001 (91%)
Drainage volume4120/114−5.97 [−19.04, 7.10]0.370.44 (0%)
Blood transfusion rate4140/1340.91 [0.60, 1.40]0.680.95 (0%)

IBL, intraoperative blood loss; HBL, hidden blood loss; TBL, total blood loss; HCT, hematocrit; PT, prothrombin time; Hb, hemoglobin; FIB, fibrinogen; APTT, activated partial thromboplastin time; I, intravenous; T, topical; RR, risk ratio; MD, mean difference.