A randomized trial of tranexamic acid in combination with cell salvage plus a meta-analysis of randomized trials evaluating tranexamic acid in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Murphy, Gavin J ^a   Mango, Emilio ^b   Lucchetti, Vincenzo ^b   Battaglia, Francesco ^a   Catapano, Donato ^b   Rogers, Chris A ^a   Angelini, Gianni D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Clinica Montevergine   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD COMPONENT THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; OFF PUMP CORONARY SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 33747805669     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.01.064     Document Type: Article

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