Table 3

Secondary outcomes

Outcome	Study group; no. (%) of patients		p value^*
Outcome	TXA n = 31	Control n = 34	p value^*
VTE^†	0 (0)	1 (2.9)^‡	1.00
Perioperative ACS^†	1 (3.2)	4 (11.8)	0.36
Perioperative CVA^†	0 (0)	0 (0)	NA
Postoperative surgical site infection^†	1 (3.2)	0 (0)	0.48
All-cause mortality at 90 d postoperatively	2 (6.4)	1 (2.9)	0.60

ACS = acute coronary syndrome; CVA = cerebrovascular accident; DVT = deep vein thrombosis; NA = not applicable; TXA = tranexamic acid; VTE = venous thromboembolism.
↵* From Fisher exact test.
↵† All complications were recorded up to 30 days postoperatively.
↵‡ Denotes 1 case of DVT in the control group.