Is operative blood loss associated with valproic acid? Analysis of bilateral femoral osteotomy in children with total involvement cerebral palsy

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 283-285

  Carney, Brian T ^a   Minter, Christin L ^a  

^a Shriners Hospital for Children   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood loss; Cerebral palsy; Valproic acid

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; VALPROIC ACID;

BLEEDING; BLOOD VOLUME; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR OSTEOTOMY; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TRANSFUSION;

ANTICONVULSANTS; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; FEMUR; HEMORRHAGE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 17844394401     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000152942.95239.b1     Document Type: Review

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