The effect of low-dose epsilon-aminocaproic acid on patients following coronary artery bypass surgery

Perfusion

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 53-56

  Montesano, Ralph M ^a,b   Gustafson, Patricia A ^a   Palanzo, David A ^a   Manley, Norman J ^a   Sadr, Farrokh S ^a  

^a LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Leigh Valley Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOCAPROIC ACID; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030053311     PISSN: 02676591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026765919601100107     Document Type: Article

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