Hemostatic effects of tranexamic acid in elective thoracic aortic surgery: A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1084-1091

  Casati, Valter ^a   Sandrelli, Luca ^b   Speziali, Giovanni ^b   Calori, Giliola ^c   Grasso, Maria Antonietta ^a   Spagnolo, Salvatore ^b  

^a Division of Cardiac Anesthesia and Intensive Care   (Italy)

^b Division of Cardiac Surgery   (Italy)

^c SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; PLACEBO; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA SURGERY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THORACIC AORTA; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036622062     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2002.120717     Document Type: Article

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