The effectiveness of low dose tranexamic acid in primary cardiac surgery

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 571-574

  Lambert, Wayne ^a,c   Brisebois, Frances J ^a   Wharton, Tim J ^a   Carrier, Renald C ^a   Boyle, David ^a   Rowe, Brian H ^b  

^a Department of Anesthesiology   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c SUDBURY REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DOSE RESPONSE; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 0031828553     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03012711     Document Type: Article

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