Aprotinin reduces postoperative bleeding and the need for blood products in thoracic surgery: Results of a randomized double-blind study

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1122-1127

  Bedirhan, Mehmet Ali ^a   Turna, Akif ^a,c   Yaǧan, Naci ^b   Taşçi, Orhan ^a  

^a Yedikule Teaching Hospital   (Turkey)

^b FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c Muminderesi Yolu   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aprotinin; Bleeding; Blood saving; High transfusion risk surgery; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

APROTININ; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECORTICATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRAIN; DRUG COST; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATION; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THORAX SURGERY;

APROTININ; BLOOD COMPONENT TRANSFUSION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOSTATICS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0035173849     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(01)01016-8     Document Type: Article

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