Effect of tranexamic acid on early postvitrectomy diabetic haemorrhage; a randomised clinical trial

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1041-1044

  Ramezani, A R ^b   Ahmadieh, Hamid ^a,b   Ghaseminejad, A K ^c   Yazdani, S ^b   Golestan, B ^d  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE; VOMITING;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRANEXAMIC ACID; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 23144467891     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2004.062638     Document Type: Article

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