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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Tranexamic acid reduced the absolute risk of blood transfusion by 19. 6 % (95 % confidence interval [CI], 6. 9 % to 32. 1 % ; p = 0. 004), from 32. 1 % to 12. 5 %, and reduced blood loss by 129 mL (95 % CI, 47 to 211 mL ; p = 0. 002), the hemoglobin concentration drop by 0. 84 g/dL (95 % CI, 0. 41 to 1. 27 ; p < 0. 0001), the length of stay by 1. 0 days (95 % CI, -0. 2 to 2. 3 days ; p = 0. 109), and the cost per episode by 305 (95 % CI, 0 to 610 ; p = 0. 05).