Safety of tranexamic acid in surgically treated isolated spine trauma

Table 1 Baseline characteristics, n (%)

Groups	TXA group (n = 26)	Non-TXA group (n = 41)	P value
Demographics
Number of patients	26	41
Mean age (yr)	57	56	0.9
Male	15 (58)	26 (63)	0.2
Female	11 (42)	15 (36)
Regular use of antithrombotic
Yes	6 (23)	3 (7)	0.6
No	20 (77)	38 (93)
Mechanism of injury
RTA	5 (19)	4 (10)	0.45
Fall	18 (69)	34 (83)
Other (eizures, trauma)	3 (7)	3 (7)
Spine pathology
Spinal fracture	23 (88)	37 (90)	0.45
Spinal cord injury	3 (11)	3 (10)
SLIC/TLIC score
0-3	2 (7.6)	3 (7)	0.7
4	3 (11)	14 (34)
> 4	19 (74)	23 (56)
Not applicable	2 (7.6)	1 (2)
ASA grades
Grade 4	1 (4)	3 (7)	0.48
Grade 3	9 (35)	8 (19)
Grade 2	8 (30.6)	21 (51)
Grade 1	8 (30.6)	9 (22)

ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists; RTA: Road traffic accidents; SLIC: Subaxial cervical spine injury classification; TLIC: Thoracolumbar injury classification; TXA: Tranexamic acid.