Tranexamic Acid in Facial Feminization Surgery: Quantifying a High-risk Setting With Exogenous Estrogen Supplementation
Alper D, Almeida M, Rivera J, Hosseini H, Williams M, Long A, Prassinos A, Mookerjee V, Persing J, Alperovich M. Tranexamic Acid in Facial Feminization Surgery: Quantifying a High-risk Setting With Exogenous Estrogen Supplementation. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2023, 34: 1452-1455. PMID: 37277900, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000009415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVenous thromboembolic eventsSafety of TXAExogenous estrogen supplementationTranexamic acidEstrogen supplementationFacial feminization surgeryCaprini scoreVTE ratesBlood lossOperative timeFeminization surgeryHigh-risk patient populationIntraoperative tranexamic acidRisk patient populationHigh-risk settingsUnpaired t-testEstrogen therapyThromboembolic eventsRetrospective reviewHematoma rateProthrombotic agentsPatient populationProcedure typeMedical CenterElevated riskQuality and Readability of Accessible Facial Feminization Literature
Alper D, Almeida M, De Baun H, Glahn J, Rivera J, Williams M, Collar J, Mookerjee V, Persing J, Alperovich M. Quality and Readability of Accessible Facial Feminization Literature. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2023, 90: 533-537. PMID: 37311308, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000003569.Peer-Reviewed Original Research