Efficacy of aprotinin in reducing blood loss in spinal fusion for idiopathic scoliosis

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 661-664

  Khoshhal, Khalid ^b   Mukhtar, Iftikhar ^b   Clark, Peter ^b   Jarvis, James ^b   Letts, Merv ^a   Splinter, William ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Blood loss; Blood transfusion; Scoliosis; Spinal fusion

Indexed keywords

ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; APROTININ; HEMOGLOBIN; PLACEBO; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINE FUSION; STUDENT T TEST; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 0042421872     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-200309000-00017     Document Type: Article

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