Impact of clopidogrel on postoperative blood loss after non-elective coronary bypass surgery

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 546-549

  Nurozler, Feza ^a   Kutlu, Tolga ^a   Küçük, Güngör ^a   Ökten, Candan ^a  

^a Central Hospital Izmir   (Turkey)

Author keywords

CABG; Clopidogrel; Postoperative blood loss

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DRAIN; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EXPOSURE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SURGICAL PATIENT; THORAX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 28544443539     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2005.106260     Document Type: Article

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