Tranexamic Acid for Postpartum Hemorrhage Treatment in Low-Resource Settings: A Rapid Scoping Review

Tran, NT (通讯作者),Univ Technol Sydney, Fac Hlth, Australian Ctr Publ & Populat Hlth Res, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia.;Tran, NT (通讯作者),Univ Geneva, Fac Med, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland.
2022-6
Tranexamic acid (TXA) effectively reduces bleeding in women with postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) in hospital settings. To guide policies and practices, this rapid scoping review undertaken by two reviewers aimed to examine how TXA is utilized in lower-level maternity care settings in low-resource settings. Articles were searched in EMBASE, MEDLINE, Emcare, the Maternity and Infant Care Database, the Joanna Briggs Institute Evidence-Based Practice Database, and the Cochrane Library from January 2011 to September 2021. We included non-randomized and randomized research looking at the feasibility, acceptability, and health system implications in low- and lower-middle-income countries. Relevant information was retrieved using pre-tested forms. Findings were descriptively synthesized. Out of 129 identified citations, 23 records were eligible for inclusion, including 20 TXA effectiveness studies, two economic evaluations, and one mortality modeling. Except for the latter, all the studies were conducted in lower-middle-income countries and most occurred in tertiary referral hospitals. When compared to placebo or other medications, TXA was found effective in both treating and preventing PPH during vaginal and cesarean delivery. If made available in home and clinic settings, it can reduce PPH-related mortality. TXA could be cost-effective when used with non-surgical interventions to treat refractory PPH. Capacity building of service providers appears to need time-intensive training and supportive monitoring. No studies were exploring TXA acceptability from the standpoint of providers, as well as the implications for health governance and information systems. There is a scarcity of information on how to prepare the health system and services to incorporate TXA in lower-level maternity care facilities in low-resource settings. Implementation research is critically needed to assist practitioners and decision-makers in establishing a TXA-inclusive PPH treatment package to reduce PPH-related death and disability.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
卷号:19|期号:12
收录类别:SCIE
语种
英语
来源机构
University of Technology Sydney; University of Geneva; United Nations Population Fund; United Nations Population Fund
被引频次(WOS)
0
被引频次(其他)
0
180天使用计数
0
2013以来使用计数
1
EISSN
1660-4601
出版年
2022-6
DOI
10.3390/ijerph19127385
学科领域
循证公共卫生
关键词
tranexamic acid postpartum hemorrhage treatment health system low-resource settings scoping review
WOS学科分类
Environmental Sciences Public, Environmental & Occupational Health