Tranexamic acid in adenotonsillectomy in children: a double-blind randomized clinical trial.

Objectives: Adenotonsillectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures in pediatric otolaryngology, in which bleeding is a potential complication. We evaluated the efficacy of intravenous tranexamic acid in reducing intraoperative bleeding volume, and bleeding in the following 10 postoperative days in children who underwent adenotonsillectomy.

Design: Double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled trial.