Objective: To study the efficacy and safety of Transamin (tranexamic acid) in reducing postpartum blood loss.
Methods: Four hundred primipara with term singleton pregnancy, vertex presentation, spontaneous delivery were enrolled. Ten U Oxytocin was injected intravenously immediately after the delivery of fetal shoulders in the second stage of labor. Then all the puerperants were randomly assigned to 4 groups. Group I (n = 94): Transamin 1.0 g was injected i.v.; Group lI (n = 92): Transamin 0.5 g i.v.; Group III (n = 92): aminomethylbenzoic acid 0.5 g i.v. was given; Group IV (n = 87): no treatment. Vaginal bleeding was precisely collected, and examined immediately after the expulsion of placenta and from placenta expulsion till 2 hours after delivery. The amount of blood loss was measured by both methods of weight and volume.
Results: There were no significant differences of blood loss immediately after the expulsion of placenta among the 4 groups (P > 0.05). For the average blood loss at 2 hour postpartum, it was 129.7 ml, 133.9 ml, 168.5 ml and 178.2 ml for group I, II, II and IV respectively, while the total blood loss for the 4 groups was 243.3 ml, 242.9 ml, 308.1 ml, and 314.8 ml respectively. The average blood loss of group I and II was significantly less than group III and IV (P < 0.01), however, there was no significant difference between group I and group II (P > 0.05). The occurrences of postpartum hemorrhage (blood lose > or = 400 ml) were 6.4%, 13.3%, 20.7% and 25.3% for group I, II, III and IV respectively. There was no major adverse effects appeared.
Conclusions: Transamin is efficient and safe in reducing the postpartum blood loss. 1.0 g of Transamin has the best efficacy, and 0.5 g of Transamin followed.