Topical use of tranexamic acid in coronary artery bypass operations: A double-blind, prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled study

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 575-580

  De Bonis, Michele ^a   Cavaliere, Franco ^b   Alessandrini, Francesco ^a   Lapenna, Elisabetta ^a   Santarelli, Filippo ^a   Moscato, Umberto ^b   Schiavello, Rocco ^b   Possati, Gian Federico ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; DIAZEPAM; FENTANYL; HEPARIN; ISOFLURANE; MORPHINE; PANCURONIUM; PLACEBO; PROTAMINE SULFATE; SCOPOLAMINE; THIOPENTAL; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

EID: 0034059741     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(00)70139-5     Document Type: Article

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