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Table 1 Effect of early tranexamic acid on all-cause mortality within 24 h of injury, after 24 h and at 28 days stratified by severity and country income level in patients randomised within 3 h of injury, excluding those with a GCS score of 3 or bilateral unreactive pupils

From: Understanding the neuroprotective effect of tranexamic acid: an exploratory analysis of the CRASH-3 randomised trial

 

Within 24 h

After 24 h

At 28 days

TXA

Placebo

RR (95% CI)

TXA

Placebo

RR (95% CI)

TXA

Placebo

RR (95% CI)

n (%)

n (%)

 

n (%)

n (%)

 

n (%)

n (%)

 

All patients

112 (2.9)

147 (3.9)

0.74 (0.58–0.94)

432 (11.5)

421 (11.7)

0.98 (0.69–1.12)

544 (14.0)

568 (15.1)

0.93 (0.83–1.03)

Severity

Mild/moderate

25 (0.9)

37 (1.3)

0.66 (0.40–1.09)

163 (5.8)

186 (6.9)

0.85 (0.69–1.04)

188 (6.7)

223 (8.1)

0.82 (0.68–0.99)

Severe

87 (8.5)

110 (11.3)

0.75 (0.58–0.98)

269 (28.7)

235 (27.2)

1.05 (0.91–1.22)

356 (34.7)

345 (35.4)

0.98 (0.87–1.10)

Country income

LMIC

98 (3.3)

126 (4.4)

0.75 (0.58–0.98)

363 (12.6)

344 (12.5)

1.01 (0.88–1.16)

461 (15.5)

470 (16.3)

0.95 (0.84–1.07)

HIC

14 (1.5)

21 (2.4)

0.65 (0.33–1.26)

69 (7.7)

77 (9.0)

0.86 (0.63–1.18)

83 (9.2)

98 (11.1)

0.82 (0.62–1.08)