Randomized, multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of the use of aprotinin in the repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 754-757

  Robinson, J ^a   Nawaz, S ^b   Beard, J D ^b  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APROTININ; PLACEBO;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; APROTININ; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEMOSTATICS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034131087     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.2000.01475.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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