Tranexamic acid to prevent anastomotic leak after rectal cancer surgery: protocol for a feasibility trial with embedded mechanistic analysis of the microbiome.
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- 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-114040
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- 2026 Sep 11
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-114040,
title = {Tranexamic acid to prevent anastomotic leak after rectal cancer surgery: protocol for a feasibility trial with embedded mechanistic analysis of the microbiome.},
author = {Helliwell JA and Chilton CH and Bestall J and Kirby A and Quirke P and Wood HM and Stocken DD and Jayne D},
year = {2026},
journal = {BMJ open},
doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2025-114040},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-114040}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Tranexamic acid to prevent anastomotic leak after rectal cancer surgery: protocol for a feasibility trial with embedded mechanistic analysis of the microbiome. AU - Helliwell JA AU - Chilton CH AU - Bestall J AU - Kirby A AU - Quirke P AU - Wood HM AU - Stocken DD AU - Jayne D PY - 2026 JO - BMJ open DO - 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-114040 UR - https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-114040 ER -
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JA, H., CH, C., J, B., A, K., P, Q., HM, W., DD, S., & D, J. (2026). Tranexamic acid to prevent anastomotic leak after rectal cancer surgery: protocol for a feasibility trial with embedded mechanistic analysis of the microbiome.. BMJ open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-114040
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