Tranexamic acid as an aid to reducing blood transfusion requirements in gastric and duodenal bleeding

British Medical Journal (Clinical research ed.)

Volumn 294, Issue 6563, 1987, Pages 7-10

  Stael von Holstein, Christer C ^a   Eriksson, Sten B ^a   Kallen, Ragnar ^a  

^a HELSINGBORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIMETIDINE; NOVALUZID; PLACEBO; RANITIDINE; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; BLOOD; BLOOD AND HEMOPOIETIC SYSTEM; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG THERAPY; DUODENUM BLEEDING; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEPTIC ULCER; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE; STOMACH; SURGERY; THERAPY; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL TRIALS; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PEPTIC ULCER HEMORRHAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

EID: 0023103948     PISSN: 02670623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.294.6563.7     Document Type: Article

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