A randomized trial of tranexamic acid to reduce blood transfusion for scoliosis surgery

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 82-87

  Neilipovitz, David T ^a   Murto, Kimmo ^b   Hall, Leslie ^b   Barrowman, Nicholas J ^b   Splinter, William M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; PLACEBO; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE FUSION;

EID: 0034962649     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200107000-00018     Document Type: Article

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