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Editor: Jamie Sheller
Profession: Trasylol Attorney

Category: About Trasylol

According to Bayer and the FDA, the anti-bleeding drug Trasylol is only approved for heart bypass surgery. Many times Trasylol was used during heart valve replacement surgery though. Trasylol was pulled from the market in November after reports of increased risk of death after using the drug.

Trasylol® is indicated for prophylactic use to reduce perioperative blood loss and the need for blood transfusion in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass in the course of coronary artery bypass graft surgery who are at an increased risk for blood loss and blood transfusion.

If you or a loved one suffered major complications following open heart surgery, it may be in your best interest to find out if Trasylol was used. Request your medical records from your doctor or surgeon in order to find out more information about what may have gone wrong. You have a legal right to those files.